UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 1983 · Q5(a) · 20 marks
‘Mercantilist philosophy was based upon a belief that private & social interests are not necessarily in harmony.'
- Chapter
- Industrialization
- Topic
- Commercial Revolution, Mercantilism and Capitalism
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