ABSTRACT
Although List never lived in England he was well informed on English affairs. He had a high opinion of English democratic institutions-the constitutional monarchy, the elected House of Commons, the free press and the jury system. He had made a detailed study of the works of the English classical economists and he had read the standard accounts of English commercial, industrial and agricultural developments. He regularly read English newspapers and periodicals. He met and corresponded with men like Dr. Bowring and Poulett Thomson who were eminent in public life.
