Place of trade in the policy of Britain of the XVIII century
The article discusses the place of trade in the politics of the UK of the XVIII century, what contribution it made to the development of the country. Changes in the political orientation of the British trade and financial elite are analyzed. We consider trade relations with countries such as India, China, Russia, the American colonies, the influence of the UK trade policy on their economies. An analysis of the effectiveness of the actions of the Government of the United Kingdom. On the basis of the concepts adopted in Western European historical science, the proposals put forward by public figures and political reformers in England are analyzed. The influence of some ideas of the American society about the world on the formation of foreign policy is considered. A separate subject of analysis is the relationship between the political goals of the trade and financial elite and the economic situation in the period of increasing competition in international maritime trade.