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Economist's and Economic Laws

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Laws of Economics   show
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show The satisfaction of human wants always requires effort. Everything must be worked for.  
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Selected Principles of Economics #2   show
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show When certain goods are very scarce or useful, they become more valuable in relation to other goods  
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Selected Principles of Economics #4   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #5   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #6   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #7   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #8   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #9   show
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Selected Principles of Economics #10   show
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Mercantilism   show
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Trade Balance   show
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Tariffs   show
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show The establishment of colonies and extensive territories created to benefit their mother countries. Mercantilism advocated imperialism  
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show Some of the earliest influential advocates of "laissez-faire" economics, a French phrase meaning "let things alone". This doctrine says that a nation's economy is best left to itself and should not be stifled by government regulation  
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show The theories developed by economists that stated that the free market was the best possible economic system. These theories came from the ideas of the Physiocrats  
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show A nation's real wealth is determined by its store of precious metals(gold and silver)  
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show A nation's real wealth is derived from the land and its natural resources  
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show The importation of foreign goods should be limited through restrictions and high tariffs  
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Physiocrats Believe #2   show
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Mercantilists Believe #3   show
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show Government should allow people to make their own choices because free labor is more productive than controlled labor  
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Mercantilists Believe #4   show
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show Industries flourish best when allowed to make their own choices, free of governmental intervention  
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show The founder of modern economics  
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show The separation of work to be performed into individual tasks  
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Specialization   show
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