Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BIbliografia Colonizzazioni interne Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource English and French mercantilist thought and the matter of colonies during the 17th century Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alain Clement Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 1, 2006 Zotero Title English and French mercantilist thought and the matter of colonies during the 17th century Item Type Journal Article Author Alain Clement URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03585520600991131 Volume 54 Issue 3 Pages 291-323 Publication Title Scandinavian Economic History Review ISSN 0358-5522 Date November 1, 2006 DOI 10.1080/03585520600991131 Access Date 2015-07-03 14:57:47 Library Catalog Taylor and Francis+NEJM Abstract Note Monetary enrichment was among the hottest topics in mercantilist writings of France and England in the 17th century. How might wealth best be increased in a world that, until the close of this period, was to remain largely without the concept of the market? Colonies came to be seen as a means of increasing the home nation's wealth given the right political and economic conditions. The economists of the day enquired into whether colonies could enrich the nation, and if so, how they might best contribute to this. Three views on this formed over the course of the period. The first view was that the economic development of the colonies should be promoted as a basis for trade on a more equitable, albeit exclusive, basis with the home nation. The ‘predatory’ view saw the colonies as a means of enrichment through unfair trade with no major local investment. The third view held that colonies were the road to the impoverishment of the home country rather than its enrichment. These three views underpinned discussion of the colonial question throughout the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Attachment Title Full Text PDF Snapshot