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Mercantilism is often associated with Donald Trump's economic policies. Can reaching back into the past truly make America great again? That is up for debate. For those few of us familiar with the ...

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Under U.S. President Donald Trump, the world has taken a sharp turn back toward the 17th century doctrine of mercantilism — the notion that trade is a zero-sum game in which countries should be ...

Mercantilism is an economic theory and practice that promoted governmental regulations, and rapidly transformed Europe into an industrial economy from the 16th to the 18th century, and, thus, drew the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Regardless of ideological parti pris, politicians have an uncanny knack of misconstruing the dynamics of the ...

Under Donald Trump, the world has taken a sharp turn back toward the 17th century doctrine of mercantilism — the notion that trade is a zero-sum game in which countries should be self-sufficient and ...