• SCB@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Mercantilism was purely extractive, and thus completely immoral, I agree. However, trade does predate capitalism because capitalism was not a nominal economic system at the time and mercantilist countries traded with one another.

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      1 year ago

      Trade is not barter. And if it involved coinage or it isn’t barter. It’s a form of market economy.

      Market Economy ≠ Barter