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mercantile system

DEFINITIONS OF: mercantile system

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n an economic system (Europe in 18th century) to increase a nation's wealth by government regulation of all of the nation's commercial interests

Synonyms:
mercantilism
Type of:
managed economy
a non-market economy in which government intervention is important in allocating goods and resources and determining prices
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