In their development of the “laws” of economic life, the physiocrats recommended all of the following except
A) mercantilism, with a focus on commerce and manufacture.
B) the elimination of the collective control of farmland by peasants.
C) the elimination of seigneurial rights over land and labor by landowners.
D) the free flow of produce to market.
E) “let it run on its own.”
Ans: A
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