439. What is Mercantilism?

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, European nations were dominated by an economic way of thinking called mercantilism, which implicated their North American colonies. The key idea was that exports from the mother country should be as high as possible and imports minimized. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/yPU4Ts-9SFk which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. In Our Time History podcast at https://amzn.to/3HdSjF5   In Our Time book by M.Bragg https://amzn.to/44VlbuP Melvyn Bragg books available at https://amzn.to/458Iosk D’Maris Coffman books at https://amzn.to/4gjkHmh Craig Muldrew books at https://amzn.to/4gksgZO Books on Mercantilism at https://amzn.to/3VPkcXy Adam Smith books available at https://amzn.to/4pkZ7BQ ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  Audio credit: In Our Time History podcast with Melvyn Bragg and guests D’Maris Coffman, Craig Muldrew, Helen Paul (episode: Mercantilism (13apr2023) BBC Radio4. Audio excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.