Mercantilism

The French politician Colbert was a proponent of the economic system called French mercantilism in the 17th century.

Have you ever thought about those great, massive trading vessels of the old days, sailing across the sea with large shipments of various goods? Think of how prosperous those days appeared to be. Perhaps we in America could learn a lesson!

A country exports more than it imports with mercantilism. In order to do this certain things must happen within the country's infrastructure.

An overview of mercantilist economics in the British colonies in North America.

In this economy it is difficult to realize that you will not be able to gain a good job especially if you have a degree in the arts. Take heart that your degree will benefit you.

The relatively short span between the late fifteenth and the late eighteenth centuries was a period of great change set in motion by the changes in man's attitudes brought about by the Renaissance.

Spanish reliance on New World labor and the suppression of indigenous markets marked the empire for doom quite early on.