O artigo tem por objetivo analisar o influente modelo do Antigo Sistema Colonial, proposto originalmente por Fernando Novais. Os três elementos constitutivos do modelo - o exclusivo metropolitano, os "superlucros" e o papel destes últimos na industrialização europeia no início da Era Moderna - são criticados. Ao final, conclui-se que o modelo é essencialmente axiomático, demonstrando limitada aderência tanto à teoria econômica quanto à evidência empírica.
This article seeks to assess the influential model of the Old Colonial System, originally put forth by Fernando Novais. The three elements that make up the model - namely, metropolitan exclusivism, "superprofits", and the latter's role in European industrialization during the Early Modern period - are criticized. In the end, the article concludes that the model is, essentially, axiomatic, bearing scant adherence to either economic theory or empirical evidence.
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