Propagated in the 16^th and 17^th centuries,_____ advocated that countries should simultaneously encourage exports and discourage imports.

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Mercantilism is an economic theory that was popular in the 16th and 17th centuries which advocated for countries to encourage exports and discourage imports in order to increase the nation's wealth. It believed that a country's power and wealth was based on its accumulation of precious metals and therefore, its balance of trade surplus.

Propagated in the 16th and 17th Centuries,_____ Advocated That Countries

Propagated in the 16^th and 17^th Centuries,_____ Advocated That Countries