mercantilism (English, noun)
expansion: mercantilism (countable and uncountable, plural mercantilisms)
Senses:
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The theory that a nation must always have a positive balance of trade, in the manner that a merchant would operate a shop. Typically this model presupposes protectionism.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
topics: economics
sciences
glosses: The theory that holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital, and that the global volume of trade is unchangeable.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: mercantilisms
tags: plural