Classical Trade Protectionism 1815-1914 - Fortress Europe

Informationen zum Autor Dormois, Jean-Pierre; Lains, Pedro Zusammenfassung This book summarizes the recent empirical research carried out on the issue of the classical period of trade protectionism. It provides a basis for revising widely held views on the standard effects of tariffs on economic structures and progress. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Section 1. Assessing the Intensity of 19th Century Protectionism 1. The Myth of Free-Trade Britain and Fortress France: Tariffs And trade in the 19th Century 2. Britain and France Revisited: A Comment on Nye 3. Reply to Irwin on Free-Trade 4. Measuring Protection: A Cautionary Tale 5. Measuring Protection in the Early 20th Century 6. Measuring Protection Overtime. Revenue and Protective Tariffs in the 19th Century Section 2. The Impact and Implications of Tariff Barriers 7. Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century 8. Interpreting the Tariff-Growth Correlation in the Late 19th Century 9. The Impact of Late 19th Century Tariffs on the Productivity of European Industries, 1870-1930 10. Trade Policy and Economic Development in Italy 1870-1930: A Reassessment 11. From Virtual Free-Trade to Virtual Protectionism: Explaining Germany’s Successful Insertion into the World Economy 1850-1913 12. Translation of ‘O Proteccionismo em Portugal (1842-1913): Um Caso mal Sucedido de Industrializaçao Concorrencial’ 13. Translation of ‘Un Nuevo Perfil del Proteccionismo Espanol Durante la Restauracion 1875-1930’ 14. Southern European economic Backwardness Revisited: The Role of Open Economy Forces in the Balkans 1870-1930 15. The Role of Tariffs in Late Nineteenth Century European Economic Development

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• Authors: Jean-Pierre Dormois, Jean-Pierre (Universite Marc Bloch Dormois, Jean-Pierre Lains Dormois, Dormois Jean-Pierre, Pedro Lains, Lains Pedro
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2006
• EAN: 9780415352260
• ISBN: 978-0-415-35226-0
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Economic History
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Europe, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, International Trade, International trade and commerce