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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464221803321

Autore

Capie Forrest

Titolo

Depression and protectionism : Britain between the wars / / Forrest Capie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-50388-9

1-136-50395-1

1-315-01634-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Economics. Economic history ; ; II

Routledge library editions. Economics

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

Protectionism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Tariff - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Great Britain Commercial policy History 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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. <BR>* Discusses the most important debate in international economics<BR>* Using an explicit economic framework, the book examines the economic origins of the industrial tariff in Britain.