This video provides a historical overview of the development of economics, focusing on the transition from mercantilism to the Classical School of Economics led by Adam Smith. It explores the importance of free markets, division of...

Indonesia, a member of the G20, has the sixteenth-largest economy in the world and the largest in Southeast Asia. The economy has been transformed since the country’s independence in 1945. Indonesia has a market capitalist economy with a...

The Navigation Acts were a series of trade laws passed by the British Parliament in the 1600s. Learn about how they fuelled discontent in the Thirteen Colonies, setting the stage for the American Revolution.

The 13 British colonies used their diverse regions and resources for trade, leading to prosperity, but ultimately tensions with Britain contributed to the American quest for independence.

What was Colonial Mercantilism when you boil it down to its basics? Perfect for students, life long learners and the cray cray on the internets.

Norbert Walter, Former Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank at the panel entitled "Is Mercantilism Doomed to Fail? China, Germany, and Japan and the Exhaustion of Debtor Countries" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm...

This is Adam Smith. Adam Smith was a Scottish philosopher and author who is probably best known for writing a book titled “An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of … The Wealth of Nations!” This book effectively marked the beginning...

Designed for the US Regents exam in NY State this lecture explains the concepts of the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Triangular Trade, The Declaration of Independence and other causes of the American Revolution. Ancient HHH!!!!!!

Great Britain built her empire on mercantile trade with her colonies. But after World War II, the economy of the United Kingdom was in ruin, in exchange for American support the UK turned away from mercantilism and embraced free trade,...