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Mercantilist institutions for the pursuit of power with profit. The management of Britain’s national debt, 1756-1815

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  • O'Brien, Patrick, 2006. "Mercantilist institutions for the pursuit of power with profit. The management of Britain’s national debt, 1756-1815," Economic History Working Papers 22322, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
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    1. Leonard Gomes, 1987. "Foreign Trade and the National Economy," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, number 978-1-349-08992-5.
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    • N0 - Economic History - - General
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe
    • F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • B1 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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