ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 1|11 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|28 pages

The Changing Pattern of Trade, 1900–39

chapter 3|4 pages

Tariff Legislation

chapter 4|16 pages

Depression and Protection

chapter 5|16 pages

The Growth of Protectionist Pressure

chapter 6|19 pages

Determining the Tariff Structure

chapter 7|17 pages

Some Immediate Economic Effects

chapter 8|16 pages

Effective Rates of Protection

chapter 9|9 pages

Other Considerations

chapter 10|6 pages

Conclusion