LEADER 01425nam 22003614a 4500001 99125160868006421 005 20200520144314.0 006 m o d | 007 cr -n--------- 008 040116s2004 enk ob 001 0 eng^^ 020 1-134-50536-1 020 1-134-50537-X 020 0-429-23383-3 020 0-203-50233-7 020 1-280-07878-2 024 7 10.4324/9780203502334 |2doi 035 (CKB)1000000000255696 035 (EBL)182264 035 (OCoLC)56341814 035 (SSID)ssj0000311827 035 (PQKBManifestationID)11232274 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311827 035 (PQKBWorkID)10329376 035 (PQKB)10214822 035 (SSID)ssj0001149913 035 (PQKBManifestationID)12509703 035 (PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149913 035 (PQKBWorkID)11191650 035 (PQKB)10657880 035 (MiAaPQ)EBC182264 035 (Au-PeEL)EBL182264 035 (CaPaEBR)ebr10093641 035 (CaONFJC)MIL7878 035 (EXLCZ)991000000000255696 040 MiAaPQ |beng |erda |epn |cMiAaPQ |dMiAaPQ 041 eng 043 e-uk---n-us---e-sw--- 050 4 HF1711 |b.M34 2004 082 0 382/.71/09034 |222 100 1 Magnusson, Lars, |d1952- 245 14 The tradition of free trade / |cLars Magnusson. 250 1st ed. 260 London ;New York : |bRoutledge, |c2004. 300 1 online resource (209 p.) 336 text |btxt 337 computer |bc 338 online resource |bcr 490 1 Routledge studies in the history of economics ; |v69 500 Description based upon print version of record. 505 0 Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; The invention of a tradition of free trade: an introduction; The heritage from Smith and classical political economy; The invention of a tradition: from the Corn Laws to the fair trade controversy; The historical construction of mercantilism; The American system; The three systems of political economy: a Swedish case of translation; Epilogue; Notes; Select bibliography; Index 520 In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in S 546 English 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-189)and index. 650 0 Free trade |xHistory |y19th century. 650 0 Free trade |zGreat Britain |xHistory |y19th century. 650 0 Free trade |zUnited States |xHistory |y19th century. 650 0 Free trade |zSweden |xHistory |y19th century. 650 0 Economic history |y1750-1918. 776 |z0-203-59892-X 776 |z0-415-40641-2 776 |z0-415-26215-1 830 0 Routledge studies in the history of economics ; |v69. 906 BOOK