Thomas Mun set forth what would become the standard mercantilist line. He pointed out that there was nothing particularly evil about the East India Company trade. The company imported valuable drugs, spices, dyes, and cloth from the Indies, and it re-exported most of these products to other countries, writes Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995).
This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
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