"Since the days of Adam Smith, Mercantilism has been a hotly debated issue. Condemned at the end of the 18th century as a "false" system of economic thinking and political practice, it has returned paradoxically to the forefront in regard to issues such as the creation of economic growth in...

chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 The political economy of the early modern state -- chapter 3 The industrial revolution: a threat or a promise? -- chapter 4 Industrialization in Europe, part 1 -- chapter 5 Industrialization in Europe, part 2 -- chapter 6 Industrialization in the first...