"Coureurs des bois and voyageurs both played prominent roles in the North American fur trade era. By 1681, the French authorities realized the traders had to be controlled so that the industry might remain profitable. They therefore legitimized and limited the amount of fur trading by establishing a system that used permits (congés). At the same time the fur trade also moved further into the continent, favoring a more highly organized business model with capitalist ownership and hired labor. The term "voyageur" (traveler) tended to be applied to licensed fur traders or to those in the employ of a legitimate merchant. The life and labor of the voyageur, the long journeys by canoe carrying trade goods westward and returning with beaver pelts, was essentially the same as that described above in connection with the coureur de bois." Should tell you all you need to know about Regulations and how they lead to Corporatism in Modern Liberal Democratic Nations. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coureur_des_bois
Posted on: Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:49:57 +0000
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