| The Tradition of Free Trade Contributor(s): Magnusson, Lars (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415262151 ISBN-13: 9780415262156 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition. Showing how historical construction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in Sweden, this book shows that perhaps the classical tradition meant something else entirely in different national contexts. This original and thought-provoking book is written such that it will be of great interest not only to historians specializing in economic thought, but also historians with other areas of interest. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Free Enterprise & Capitalism - Business & Economics | Commerce |
| Dewey: 382.710 |
| LCCN: 2004041833 |
| Series: Routledge History of Economic Thought |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.92 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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| Publisher Description: In the nineteenth century Adam Smith and others gradually invented a 'tradition' of free trade. This was a towering achievement and has proved to be influential to this day. This book examines this construction of the free trade tradition. Showing how historical contruction is a vital component in the writing of doctrinal history, Lars Magnusson argues that it is important for historians of economic thought to distance themselves from the practice of writing history backwards. Contrasting what occurred in Britain in the nineteenth century with what occurred in the United States and in Sweden, this book shows that perhaps the classical tradition meant something else entirely in different national contexts. This original and thought-provoking book is written such that it will be of great interest not only to historians specializing in economic thought, but also historians with other areas of interest. |