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UNINA9910810272603321 |
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Autore |
Dales J. H. |
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The protective tariff in Canada's development : eight essays on trade and tariffs when factors move with special reference to Canadian protectionism 1870-1955 / / J. H. Dales |
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Toronto, [Ontario] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1966 |
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©1966 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-3800-1 |
1-4426-5347-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (178 pages) |
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Collana |
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Canadian University Paperbacks |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Tariff - Canada |
Protectionism - Canada |
Electronic books. |
Canada Commercial policy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- I -- II -- III -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Canadian historians have always looks favourably on Macdonald's national policies, including the protective tariff. On the other hand, the canons of economic theory have little or nothing to say in favour of protection. Professor Dales attempts in these essays to bridge this gap between trade theory and the standard interpretation of Canadian development. In the first three essays he is concerned with relaxing the rigorous assumptions of labour and capital immobility that characterize theoretical writings on international trade in order to make them more applicable to Canada, for it must be recognized that large movements of labour and capital both into and out of the country have been one of the most important features of the Canadian economy today. The next three chapters discuss the probable historical effects of Canadian protection in the light of the modified theory. Professor Dales makes statistical comparisons between the economic development of Canada and the United States in order to identify the main differences between |
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