Question

why did the mercantilist policies design to strengthen the home econimi at the expenses of rivals​

Answer 1

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ᴡʜʏ ᴅɪᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴀɴᴛɪʟɪsᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇs ᴅᴇsɪɢɴ ᴛᴏ sᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴɪᴍɪ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇs ᴏғ ʀɪᴠᴀʟs​?

⇒ Mᴇʀᴄᴀɴᴛɪʟɪsᴍ ᴡᴀs ᴅᴏᴍɪɴᴀɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛs ᴏғ Eᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀs ɪɴ Aғʀɪᴄᴀ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ 16ᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ 18ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀɪᴇs, ᴀ ᴘᴇʀɪᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏ-ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ɪᴛ ғᴇʟʟ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴄʟɪɴᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴛᴀᴛᴏʀs ᴀʀɢᴜᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs sᴛɪʟʟ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴇs ᴏғ ɪɴᴅᴜsᴛʀɪᴀʟɪᴢɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇs, ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍɪᴄ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴠᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴɪsᴍ. Iᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴏᴛᴇs ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ's ᴇᴄᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀᴜɢᴍᴇɴᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇɴsᴇ ᴏғ ʀɪᴠᴀʟ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀs. Hɪɢʜ ᴛᴀʀɪғғs, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴍᴀɴᴜғᴀᴄᴛᴜʀᴇᴅ ɢᴏᴏᴅs, ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴀʟʟʏ ᴀ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴏғ ᴍᴇʀᴄᴀɴᴛɪʟɪsᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄʏ.