The birth of the political economy or the economy in the heart of politics

Jacques Fontanel (), Jean-Paul Hébert and Ivan Samson
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Jacques Fontanel: CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble
Jean-Paul Hébert: EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales

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Abstract: Mercantilism is a set of precepts concerning economic policy. It places the State at the heart of national economic development. Wealth is conceived as serving power. Mercantilists share a static conception of international economic relations, considering that one country can only enrich itself to the detriment pf another. It is a true theory of economic war. However the development of mercantilism shows a progressive transition of economic towards a lower consideration of political aspects.

Keywords: Mercantilism; Power; International trade; War; Wealth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008-10
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Published in Defence and Peace Economics, 2008, War and Peace Issues in the History of Economic Thought, 19 (5), pp.331-338. ⟨10.1080/10242690802354279⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/10242690802354279

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