LEADER 03421oam 2200781I 450 001 9910450851703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-50537-X 010 $a0-429-23383-3 010 $a0-203-50233-7 010 $a1-280-07878-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203502334 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255696 035 $a(EBL)182264 035 $a(OCoLC)56341814 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000311827 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11232274 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000311827 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10329376 035 $a(PQKB)10214822 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001149913 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12509703 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001149913 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11191650 035 $a(PQKB)10657880 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC182264 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL182264 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10093641 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7878 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255696 100 $a20180331d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe tradition of free trade /$fLars Magnusson 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (209 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge studies in the history of economics ;$v69 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-203-59892-X 311 $a0-415-40641-2 311 $a0-415-26215-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [158]-189)and index. 327 $aBook 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 330 $aIn the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition.Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in S 410 0$aRoutledge studies in the history of economics ;$v69. 606 $aFree trade$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aFree trade$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aFree trade$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aFree trade$zSweden$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aEconomic history$y1750-1918 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aFree trade$xHistory 615 0$aFree trade$xHistory 615 0$aFree trade$xHistory 615 0$aFree trade$xHistory 615 0$aEconomic history 676 $a382/.71/09034 700 $aMagnusson$b Lars$f1952,$0987652 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450851703321 996 $aThe tradition of free trade$92258163 997 $aUNINA