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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450851703321

Autore

Magnusson Lars <1952, >

Titolo

The tradition of free trade / / Lars Magnusson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

1-134-50537-X

0-429-23383-3

0-203-50233-7

1-280-07878-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; ; 69

Disciplina

382/.71/09034

Soggetti

Free trade - History - 19th century

Free trade - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Free trade - United States - History - 19th century

Free trade - Sweden - History - 19th century

Economic history - 1750-1918

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-189)and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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