Mercantilism Economic Theory
Economic nationalism aiming to build a wealthy and powerful state by maximizing exports, minimizing imports, and accumulating precious metals (bullion) through state-controlled trade and colonization.
Core metadata
- ID: mercantilism_economic_theory
- Era: Renaissance
- First known date: 1517 (unknown)
- Region: Afro-Eurasia and other historical societies
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Banking (banking)
- Cartography (cartography)
- Ancient Written Law Codes (codified_law)
- Metal Coinage (metal_coinage)
- Printing Press (printing_press)
- Sovereignty Theory (Bodin) (sovereignty_theory_bodin)
Dependents
- Agricultural Revolution & Enclosures (agricultural_revolution_enclosures)
- Industrial Capitalism (capitalism_industrial)
- Global Exploration (exploration_global)
- Early International Law (Grotius) (international_law_early_grotius)
- Plantation Economy (plantation_economy)
- Triangular Trade (triangular_trade)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Historical development of banks (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: edge, node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 6
- Average edge confidence: 68%
- Prerequisite sources: 4
- expert_inference: 6
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banking (banking) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Banking provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Ancient Written Law Codes (codified_law) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Codified Law provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Cartography (cartography) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Cartography provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
| Metal Coinage (metal_coinage) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Metal Coinage provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Printing Press (printing_press) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Printing Press provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
|
| Sovereignty Theory (Bodin) (sovereignty_theory_bodin) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Sovereignty Theory (Bodin) provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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