03429nam 22007934a 450 991082372450332120200520144314.01-134-50536-11-134-50537-X0-429-23383-30-203-50233-71-280-07878-210.4324/9780203502334 (CKB)1000000000255696(EBL)182264(OCoLC)56341814(SSID)ssj0000311827(PQKBManifestationID)11232274(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311827(PQKBWorkID)10329376(PQKB)10214822(SSID)ssj0001149913(PQKBManifestationID)12509703(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149913(PQKBWorkID)11191650(PQKB)10657880(MiAaPQ)EBC182264(Au-PeEL)EBL182264(CaPaEBR)ebr10093641(CaONFJC)MIL7878(EXLCZ)99100000000025569620040116d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe tradition of free trade /Lars Magnusson1st ed.London ;New York Routledge20041 online resource (209 p.)Routledge studies in the history of economics ;69Description based upon print version of record.0-203-59892-X 0-415-40641-2 0-415-26215-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [158]-189)and index.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; IndexIn 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 SRoutledge studies in the history of economics ;69.Free tradeHistory19th centuryFree tradeGreat BritainHistory19th centuryFree tradeUnited StatesHistory19th centuryFree tradeSwedenHistory19th centuryEconomic history1750-1918Free tradeHistoryFree tradeHistoryFree tradeHistoryFree tradeHistoryEconomic history382/.71/09034Magnusson Lars1952-122501MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823724503321Tradition of free trade726469UNINA