The First Mercantile Post
If we're being honest, you don't know what this is And I had no idea of what Mercantilism was six months ago but I am a true mercantilist through and through. I have no degree or any experience when it comes to blog posts but I'll give it my best shot. What is it? Mercantilism is basically just capitalism 2.0 . Well, it went out of style by the end of the 17th century so maybe not, but I do plan to revive it as best as I can. Mercantilist societies have extremely right wing economic policies and are socially and culturally right wing too. They strive to create as many exports as possible and minimise their imports if not completely eliminate imports. Mercantilism emerged from feudalism and is the forerunner of capitalism, although mercantilism and capitalism have a few different views when it comes to precious metals and the goal of wealth, but to know more about the differences, we need to know the economic policies. The 'official' flag of Mercantilism Economic...