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Merchant capitalism
Merchant capitalism is an early form of capitalism based on profit from trade rather than industrial production. Early modern Dutch and other merchants financed long-distance commerce in goods such as grain and timber. The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was integrated into these networks as a major exporter of grain through the Baltic.
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