The Dutch East India Company
In Our Time: History
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Monopoly Is a Wish on the European Side
The idea of a european monopoly is a bit of a joke when you realize that it doesn't mean anything once you get past the cape to the local people. Monopoly such as it is a bit like the slave trade. The reason for trying to restrict supply into europe is to keep prices high, but not too high to stop. With free trade, what you might expect is a glut in the market and he price dropping,. People wouldn't then see spicers as a luxury good any more. You wanted to comeancres yo, originally wanted to come in on china. It's a very good corrective bat. By factory, i mean a kind of office,
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