Mercantilism is certainly dead as a door nail. I can point to all the specific policies recommended by the mercantilists, but I think the most important thing i

Mercantilism is certainly dead as a door nail. I can point to all the specific policies recommended by the mercantilists, but I think the most important thing is that mercantilism was about hoarding gold bullion. That is absolutely not the basic economic goal of many (if any) nations right now.