British mercantilism and crop controls in the tobacco colonies: a study of rent-seeking costs.

The Cato Journal | January 1, 2003| | Copyright

Tobacco played a prominent role in the development of the American colonies. The "stinking weed" dominated the economy of the Chesapeake Bay colonies and became the first colonial-produced commodity subjected to mercantilist restrictions. Although today tobacco is condemned and its consumption discouraged for its negative health consequences, it is after all an agricultural product, and the nature of tobacco production is similar to most other crops. The British mercantilist laws protected British merchants from foreign competitors by requiting all tobacco to be shipped to ...

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