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Modern Tariff History

by Percy Ashley
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9781025438245
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Tradd Street Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 382
  • Original Price: GBP 27.95
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 708 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Economic History

"Modern Tariff History" provides a comprehensive and analytical examination of the evolution of commercial policy and fiscal systems across major industrial nations during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Authored by Percy Ashley, this work serves as a foundational study of how Germany, France, and the United States navigated the competing pressures of free trade and protectionism to foster industrial growth and national stability.

The text meticulously traces the rise of the German Zollverein, the shifting economic landscape of the French Third Republic, and the complex development of customs duties in the United States from the post-Revolutionary era through the early 1900s. By analyzing the legislative debates and political motivations behind these tariff systems, Ashley offers a comparative perspective on the role of trade barriers in shaping global commerce and domestic prosperity.

Highlighting the intersection of political science and economic theory, "Modern Tariff History" remains a significant scholarly contribution for those interested in the historical mechanisms of international trade. It provides essential context for understanding the economic strategies that defined the modern industrial state and the enduring debates surrounding national economic sovereignty.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

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