This collection of papers reflects the variety of interpretations and definitions connected with the concept of `mercantilism' which have evolved historically d

Politicized Economies illuminates the high tide of mercantilism in England and the entrenchment of controls in the French and Spanish economies between 1540 and

The last survey of the rent-seeking literature took place more than a decade ago. Since that time a great deal of new research has been published in a wide vari