Classical trade protectionism 1815-1914 / / edited by Jean-Pierre Dormois and Pedro Lains

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (380 p.)
• Disciplina: 382.73094; 382/.7309034
• Soggetto topico: Protectionism - History; Free trade - History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Classificazione: 83.42
• Altri autori: DormoisJean-Pierre LainsPedro
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [341]-362) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. The myth of free-trade Britain and fortress France: Tariffs and trade in the nineteenth century; 2. Free trade and protection in nineteenth-century Britain and France revisited: A comment on Nye; 3. Protectionism is "special": Reply to Irwin on free trade; 4. Measuring protection: A cautionary tale; 5. Measuring protection in the early twentieth century; 6. Assessing the protectionist intensity of tariffs in nineteenth-century European trade policy; 7. Tariffs and growth in the late nineteenth century ; 8. Interpreting the tariff-growth correlation of the late nineteenth century9. The impact of late-nineteenth-century tariffs on the productivity of European industries (1870-1930); 10. Protection and Italian economic development: Much ado about nothing; 11. From virtual free-trade to virtual protectionism: Or, did protectionism have any part in Germany's rise to commercial power 1850-1913; 12. Protectionism and Portuguese industrialisation; 13. Spanish protectionism during the Restauración, 1875-1930; 14. The role of open economy forces in Portugal and the Balkans, 1870-1913 ; 15. A model of later-nineteenth-century European economic developmentReferences; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Including contributions from such figures as Douglas Irwin, James Foreman-Peck, Kevin O'Rourke and Max-Stefan-Schulze, this key book summarizes the recent empirical research carried out on the issue of the classical period of trade protectionism. It provides a basis for revising widely held views on the standard effects of tariffs on economic structures and progress, as well as a historical perspective on recent developments.Long-held views on modern trade policies have been challenged by the introduction of recent theoretical developments in international economics and in mea
• Titolo autorizzato: Classical trade protectionism 1815-1914
• ISBN: 1-134-26295-7; 1-134-26296-5; 1-280-56382-6; 9786610563821; 0-203-69886-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910359559603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge explorations in economic history ; ; 32.