The tradition of free trade
- Author/Creator:
- Magnusson, Lars, 1952, author
- Publication/Creation:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2004
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- The tradition of free trade / Lars Magnusson
- Series Titles:
- Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 69
Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 69.
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Free trade--History--19th century
Free trade--Great Britain--History--19th century
Free trade--United States--History--19th century
Free trade--Sweden--History--19th century
Economic history--1750-1918
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- 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; Index
- Summary:
- In 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
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936711459402486
- ISBN:
- 1-134-50536-1
1-134-50537-X
0-429-23383-3
0-203-50233-7
1-280-07878-2 - OCLC Number:
- 56341814
- Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.4324/9780203502334
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