The Free-Trade Doctrine and Commercial Diplomacy of Condy Raguet

Stephen Meardon

No 1, Working Papers from Bowdoin College, Department of Economics

Abstract: Condy Raguet (1784-1842) was the first Charg%E9 d'Affaires from the United States to Brazil and a conspicuous author of political economy from the 1820s to the early 1840s. He contributed to the era's free-trade doctrine as editor of influential periodicals, most notably The Banner of the Constitution. Before leading the free-trade cause, however, he was poised to negotiate a reciprocity treaty between the United States and Brazil, acting under the authority of Secretary of State and protectionist apostle Henry Clay. Raguet's career and ideas provide a window into the uncertain relationship of reciprocity to the cause of free trade.

Keywords: Condy Raguet; Free Trade; Reciprocity; Trade Agreements; Brazil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B31 F13 N41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 67 pages
Date: 2011-05
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