What are the advantages of mercantilism compared to capitalism

accumulation of specie

Do your own homework.

In short: The differences are more power to the state, less economic prosperity overall and less freedom for its people. I don't see how those are advantages over capitalism.

>>3350232
>more power to the state
As opposed to corporations and companies?

>less economic prosperity overall
valid argument I suppose

>less freedom for its people
Kys spooked retard

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>>3350195
both are the same thing

>>3350370
>A communist can't differentiate between mercantilism and capitalism and the cause of the large amounts of deaths in the 1500s New World was due to a lack of immunity to common diseases in the Old World

Figures.It's like when a Nazi says that the Jews are behind every single plot in history and ignores the non-Jewish actors.