Classical Trade Protectionism 1815-1914 / / Jean-Pierre Dormois, Pedro Lains.

• VerfasserIn: Dormois, Jean-Pierre,; Lains, Pedro,
• TeilnehmendeR: Lains, Pedro,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : Taylor & Francis,, 2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 vie...

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Section 1. Assessing the Intensity of 19th Century Protectionism
• 1. The Myth of Free-Trade Britain and Fortress France: Tariffs And trade in the 19th Century
• 2. Britain and France Revisited: A Comment on Nye
• 3. Reply to Irwin on Free-Trade
• 4. Measuring Protection: A Cautionary Tale
• 5. Measuring Protection in the Early 20th Century
• 6. Measuring Protection Overtime. Revenue and Protective Tariffs in the 19th Century
• Section 2. The Impact and Implications of Tariff Barriers
• 7. Tariffs and Growth in the Late 19th Century
• 8. Interpreting the Tariff-Growth Correlation in the Late 19th Century
• 9. The Impact of Late 19th Century Tariffs on the Productivity of European Industries, 1870-1930
• 10. Trade Policy and Economic Development in Italy 1870-1930: A Reassessment
• 11. From Virtual Free-Trade to Virtual Protectionism: Explaining Germany's Successful Insertion into the World Economy 1850-1913
• 12. Translation of 'O Proteccionismo em Portugal (1842-1913): Um Caso mal Sucedido de Industrializacao Concorrencial'
• 13. Translation of 'Un Nuevo Perfil del Proteccionismo Espanol Durante la Restauracion 1875-1930'
• 14. Southern European economic Backwardness Revisited: The Role of Open Economy Forces in the Balkans 1870-1930
• 15. The Role of Tariffs in Late Nineteenth Century European Economic Development.