The Economists, the Corn Laws and Commercial Policy

Leonard Gomes
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Leonard Gomes: Middlesex Polytechnic

Chapter 5 in Foreign Trade and the National Economy, 1987, pp 171-219 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract The repeal of the English Corn Laws on 26 June 1846 was an epoch-making event in the history of international economic policy. The decision was significant, perhaps more because of its symbolic value than for any dramatic impact on international economic relationships.

Keywords: Free Trade; Foreign Trade; Commercial Policy; Machinery Export; British Industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-08992-5_5

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