Merkatntilististička misao na prostoru zapadnog Balkana
Mercantilist Thought In The Western Balkans

Summary/Abstract: An insight into the economic thought of the past is significant for fundamental understanding of certain historical events and represents an important anthropogenic legacy. Scientific works on economics of western Balkans philosophers, from the earliest times of economic thought development to the present, have not occupied the attention of contemporary authors to a large extent. However, in order to understand the historical sequence of events that have affected the situation in which we are now, a constant study and analysis of these events is necessary. Also, we all know the maxim that "without understanding the past we cannot understand present or plan our future". The development of modern economic thought in Western Balkans, as well as in Europe, begins with "mercantilism". Mercantilism, as a line of economic thought, was developing simultaneously with then current tendencies in Europe. Turbulent historical events that characterize Western Balkans have not affected the development of economic thought, and we may conclude that, despite certain historical circumstances, the development of economic thought was not "in the dark ages." Numerous authors have given their contribution to the science of economy, and shown that trends were, nonetheless, current in this region as well. Those works are stored in numerous libraries representing historical materials of inestimable value. This study analyzes the development of mercantilist thought in Western Balkans emphasizing the major representatives of this line of economic thought.

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