What best defines mercantilism? a country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned. an economic theory that benefited america by trade with england. the practice of trading goods for goods when gold and silver was not available. the right  answer is    country's power was measured by the amount of gold and silver it owned. (i hope i you)

"the royal proclamation of 1763"

for starters, there is the structural trend of rising primary government expenditure as a share of gdp, which reached 36% in 2014, up from 22% in 1991. this increase reflected a political desire to address the poverty and inequality that had gone unaddressed during previous decades. to support the increase, brazil’s government increased taxes on consumption and promoted progress toward labor-market formalization. nonetheless, public investment, particularly in infrastructure, took a hit. in fact, with the exception of the 2005-2008 period, total investment as a share of gdp has remained below 20% since 1991.