Mercantilism is

a. the recognition by the state that all individuals have economic rights.
b. the belief in a completely free-market economy.
c. a government policy that protects trade in return for the accumulation of gold and silver.
d. the political doctrine that only people who produce economic wealth may vote.
e. another name for capitalism.


ANSWER:
c

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