Download or read book Mercantilism written by Lars Magnusson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1994-07-07 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the Physiocrats and Adam Smith, mercantilism or 'the mercantile system' have been described as the opposite of classical political economy. This view is very much brought into question by the current book. It argues that the sharp distinction between mercantilism and 19th century laissez-faire economics has obscured the meaning, content