Depression & Protectionism

Britain Between the Wars
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-415-60704-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Depression and Protectionism considers the case of the oldest advocate of free trade and its greatest exponent, Britain, and examines the developments that led to the reversal of that policy in the 1930s. It also discusses the consequences of the protectionst policy for the domestic economy.

* Discusses the most important debate in international economics
* Using an explicit economic framework, the book examines the economic origins of the industrial tariff in Britain.

Zielgruppe

Academic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Capie, Forrest

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geschichte der VWL
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Changing Pattern of Trade, 1900-39 3. Tariff Legislation 4. Depression and Protection 5. The Growth of Protectionist Pressure 6. Determining the Tariff Structure 7. Some Immediate Economic Effects 8. Effective Rates of Protection 9. Other Considerations Conclusion