Jean Baptiste Colbert And Anne R. J. Turgot Analysis

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Jean Baptiste Colbert and Anne R.J. Turgot couldn’t be more different from one another; most obviously, one subscribed to mercantilist philosophies, while the other subscribed to Physciocratic ideals, respectively. Jean Baptiste Colbert’s life started from meek beginning. He worked his way to the top, and along the way he engulfed himself in the culture and ideals of the French establishment (feudalism -> mercantilism) and would later became widely recognized for representing “the heart and soul of mercantilism.” Colbert was an arch-nationalist and believed in strict government regulation of businesses and professions. He believed you must force a nation’s labor force into professions that benefit the nation: agriculture, trade, war. He