ABSTRACT
After the collapse of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization talks, agricultural subsidies and market liberalization went high on the political agenda. This work features historical documents that address the thorny relationship between trade and politics, the appropriate role of international regulation, and domestic concerns.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|7 pages
The Decline of Protectionism in Britain, 1846–52
part 1|1 pages
Defeat of Protectionism in Britain
part 2|1 pages
Ramifications of Free Trade
part 2|5 pages
The Diffusion of Free Trade Abroad, 1847–60
part 3|1 pages
Promoters and Opponents
part 3|6 pages
The Anglo-French Commercial Treaty of 1860 and the Treaty System
part 4|1 pages
Anglo-French Commercial Treaty
part 5|1 pages
Treaty System and Promotion of Free Trade
part 4|6 pages
Free Trade Under Threat, 1870–9
part 6|1 pages
Britain, Europe, and the United States
part 7|1 pages
The Colonial World