<span>In short, no.
Mercantalism theorized that nations could create a world economy by using the military to protect local markets and supply sources. The problem is, the model presumes that every nation will have a surplus of exports available, and be able to continue to grow through use of that surplus. Not all nations have a surplus, and as time progresses surplus exports will necessarily shrink with economic growth and success in trade.</span>
Economy. In 1307 Mansa Musa came to the throne after a series of civil wars and ruled for thirty years. During the peak of the kingdom, Mali was extremely wealthy. This was due to the tax on trade in and out of the empire, along with all the gold Mansa Musa had.