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From the corn laws to free trade : interests, ideas, and institutions in historical perspective /

The overlapping and interacting forces that caused a Conservative government to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws against its own political principles and economic interests: extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schonhardt-Bailey, Cheryl, 1961-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Parliament > Voting > History > 19th century.
Corn laws (Great Britain) > History > 19th century.
Free trade > Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
ECONOMICS/Political Economy
HUMANITIES/History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The overlapping and interacting forces that caused a Conservative government to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws against its own political principles and economic interests: extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 426 pages) : illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780262283205
0262283204
9781429477673
1429477679
1282097555
9781282097551
DOI:10.7551/mitpress/3127.001.0001