Dani Rodrik: Is China really a mercantilist economic power? Let’s not jump to conclusions

Keyword: Industrial Policy

Publisher: Livemint

Published: Aug 13, 2026

It made its first appearance in economics in Adam Smiths portrayal of mercantilist thought in Wealth of Nations. Mercantilists mistakenly taught nations, wrote Smith, that their interest consisted in… [+5762 chars]

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