Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900
ISBN: 0312616112
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cheriot · 2018-03-09 · Original thread
Dividing up the world into monopolies that's vaguely reminiscent of the Merchant Kings[1].

[1] https://www.amazon.com/Merchant-Kings-Companies-Ruled-1600-1...

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