The Commercial Revolution Of The Mid-18th Century

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THE COMMERCIAL REVOLUTION
Strong growth in foreign trade, the establishment of a monetary system, economic specialization, growth in transport, trade and diplomacy, and the recognition of national banks, futures markets, and mercantilism characterize the European business revolution. Essentially, the concept of a commercial revolution means that the content of Europe has experienced historical periods of major economic expansion, mercantilism and colonialism in the 13th and early 18th centuries. Before the commercial revolution was the industrial revolution of the mid-eighteenth century.
Before the commercial revolution, medieval people in Italy dominate the barter system of exchange of goods. Many aspects of life in the barter system were …show more content…

Most of the Nordic banking institutions and the Italian states, such as Amsterdam and London, provide a crucial and powerful link that allows traders and many merchants to settle bills in one place for the goods of another city. Investors are encouraged to bank or deposit their money into their personal savings accounts, using real interest rates as their reliable investment area. However, according to Congdon, “A run on a bank (1400)” situation “befalls on many investors in small banks withdrew their money; thus rendering small banks, bankruptcy as a result of the financial phobia created by the great Florentine banks and these banks defaulted of their enormous money in loans that they made to investors in the mid-fourteenth century” (Medieval Italy 98). In addition, banking promoted the establishment of international commerce in Europe, thus contributing to the development of an economy as a whole, an effective monetary basis, and helping to promote the emergence of …show more content…

Mercantilism is mainly based on the following basic principles. The state always seeks to achieve trade balance, minimize imports and maximize the number of exports. Second, the main goal of any nation or nation is to achieve economic self-sufficiency even if it is difficult to achieve this goal. Next, any country that wants to prosper should accumulate raw materials for production by aggressively securing positive colonies. Fourth, mercantilism encourages governments to maintain low wages, reduce consumption rates and possibly increase the volume of exports. Finally, mercantilism appealed to the government to give trade monopoly power to joint stock companies and in the same way create various kinds of banks to increase their wealth. Because of these principles, mercantilism has led to the globalization of the economy, with the European continent connected to slavery colonies. Although, Mercantilism was hugely challenged in the 18th century “by the British and French economists who argued for a Laissenz-faire approach to the economic prowess” (Walters & Whitton

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