ABSTRACT

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 arg

chapter 1|19 pages

The invention of a tradition of free trade

chapter 3|24 pages

The invention of a tradition

controversy

chapter 5|31 pages

The American system

chapter 6|29 pages

The three systems of political economy

chapter 7|6 pages

Epilogue