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Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600--1900
by Stephen R. Bown
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...
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Merchant-Kings-Companies-Ruled-1600-1...