Details

Subject(s)

• Protectionism—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]
• Tariff—Great Britain—History—20th century [Browse]
• Great Britain—Commercial policy—History—20th century [Browse]

Series

• Routledge library editions. Economics [More in this series]
• Economic history ; 2. [More in this series]
• Routledge library editions. Economics. [More in this series]
• Routledge library editions. Economics. Economic history ; II [More in this series]

Summary note

Depression and Protectionism considers the case of the oldest advocate of free trade and its greatest exponent, Britain, and examines the developments that led to the reversal of that policy in the 1930s. It also discusses the consequences of the protectionst policy for the domestic economy.
* Discusses the most important debate in international economics
* Using an explicit economic framework, the book examines the economic origins of the industrial tariff in Britain.

Notes

"First published in 1983. Reprinted in 2003 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 27, 2013).

Language note

English

Contents

Cover ; Title Page; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Preface ; 1 Introduction; 2 The Changing Pattern of Trade, 1900-39; 3 Tariff Legislation; 4 Depression and Protection; 5 The Growth of Protectionist Pressure; 6 Determining the Tariff Structure; 7 Some Immediate Economic Effects; 8 Effective Rates of Protection; 9 Other Considerations; 10 Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Subject Index

ISBN

• 1-136-50388-9
• 1-136-50395-1
• 1-315-01634-6

OCLC

• 863823412
• 863157299

Doi

• 10.4324/9781315016344

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