Money was wealth sui generis; it gave its holder the power<span> to obtain other commodities ... During the age of Stuart absolutism James I (</span>ruled<span> 1603–1625) and Charles I .... dependence on their mother</span>countries<span> as defined by the </span>mercantilist<span> model ..... Direct bounties </span>were used to promote the colonial production of hemp.<span>The leading </span>countries<span> of Europe soon found themselves competing for control of world trade routes. Trade meant money and money meant </span>power. A system called "mercantilism<span>" developed in which </span>kings<span>tried to increase their </span>country's<span> ... Plantations </span>were<span> started which </span>used<span> slave labor to grow such cash crops as sugar.
A holding company doesn't have any operations or active business itself but to own assets which are in form of shares of stocks in numerous corporations, limited liability companies, private equity funds, public stocks, patents etc
