Thrift and parsimony are the only means by which capital is created.
Sumptuary laws should be enacted to limit people's purchase of luxuries. Thrift and parsimony are the only means by which capital is created. All trade balances should be favorable and colonies should be established to create markets with a favorable trade balance; manufacturing should be prohibited in colonies. For 10 points, name this early economic theory, which held that money was the sole source of a nation's wealth.
Sumptuary laws should be enacted to limit people's purchase of luxuries.
{mercantilism}