Mercantilism, as stated, 16th-18th c.
Early Modern · stated scope
Mercantilism is an economic school of thought holding that national wealth is measured by accumulation of precious metals and that state policy should maximize exports while minimizing imports. It was the dominant framework guiding trade and fiscal policy across Western European states roughly from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. It is principally associated with state-directed trade monopolies, colonial resource extraction, and protective tariff systems.
Cluster:Ordered Tradition
Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.
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Neighbors
- 1ExxonMobil, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 17Compare
- 2Central Intelligence Agency, as realized, 2015-presentDistance: 18Compare
- 3Netanyahu (Israel government), as realized, 2022-presentDistance: 19Compare
- 4British Empire, as realized, 1815-1945Distance: 20Compare
- 5Meloni (Italy PM), as realized, 2022-presentDistance: 21Compare
The Three Axes (Detail)
Each bar is one pole’s pull, pointing the way it pushes the result. The dot is where the two pulls add up.