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WN prints colonial monopoly and Navigation-style restraints as public political economy

WN as public English describes mercantile companies and colonial restraints as extractive. In the causal graph this event strengthens Institutional Corruption, a driver that strengthens Political corruption index — a worsening welfare path.

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WN as public English describes mercantile companies and colonial restraints as extractive. Twin improving row: his criticism of those monopolies. This stores the printed world of company power he analysed from inside a British fiscal state. Adam Smith did not operate this later page as a civil-registry autograph.

Context

Shared institutions, unnamed crews, and later editors remain in the record and do not erase a documented heading.

Adam Smith Shared work with other named actors remains in the record.

Adam Smith’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Conventional years are 1723–1790.

Who was responsible

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  • Adam Smith

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.36 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactWN prints colonial monopoly and Navigation-style restraints as public political economy
    2. strengthensDriverInstitutional Corruption
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Political corruption index
    Worsening path

    impact weight 0.45 · Effect from 10 March 1776 · verified

    WN as public English describes mercantile companies and colonial restraints as extractive.

Evidence

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Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Adam Smith’s Political EconomyStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations — public EnglishProject Gutenberg · High credibility · verified

Causal path

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  1. ActorAdam Smith
  2. contributed toFactWN prints colonial monopoly and Navigation-style restraints as public political economy
  3. strengthensDriverInstitutional Corruption
  4. strengthensIndicatorPolitical corruption index

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Factrail. (2026). WN prints colonial monopoly and Navigation-style restraints as public political economy. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/asm-wn-colonial-trade

https://factrail.ai/facts/asm-wn-colonial-trade

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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