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Economic imperialism is the study of areas of our society that have nothing to do with economics itself. Rather it is the economic analysis of things such as sociology, religion,
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cheap labor and more money. also expansion of trade.
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Imperialist countries practiced mercantilism, where the colonies were expected to provide the Mother Country with wealth.
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For the imperial power, it meant both a market to export to, and a source of cheap raw materials. For the colony, it meant trading with a single country and primary-level (mining,
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