Der Geschlossene Handelsstaat
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Der geschlossene Handelsstaat, or The Closed Commercial State, is a work by German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, published in 1800. This treatise advocates for an autarkic economic system, meaning a self-sufficient economy with limited international trade. Fichte proposed this system as a means to achieve national prosperity and stability, suggesting that a state should regulate its economy to ensure internal balance and self-reliance. The work is characterized by its socialistic leanings and its support for protectionist policies, aiming to shield the domestic economy from external market fluctuations.12
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