War, Wine, and Taxes The Political Economy of Anglo-French Trade, 1689-1900 |
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Author:
| Nye, John V. C. |
Series title: | The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-12917-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2007 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th.
Aims to debunk the myth that Britain was a free-trade nation during and after the industrial revolution, by revealing how the British used tariffs as a mercantilist tool to politically weaken France. This book shows that Britain did not transform smoothly from a mercantilist state in the 18th century to a bastion of free trade in the late 19th.