A History of English Corn Laws
A History of English Corn Laws

Author: Donald Grove Barnes

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-11-05

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1136582584

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First Published in 2005. A history of the English Corn Laws 1660-1846 is part of the studies in Economic and Social History series and looks at how the Corn Laws regulated the internal trade, exportation and importation and market development from the twelfth to the eighteenth centuries.

The Rise of Free Trade: Assault on the Corn Laws, 1838-1846
The Rise of Free Trade: Assault on the Corn Laws, 1838-1846

Author: Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey

Publisher: Taylor & Francis US

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780415156295

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Why was Britain the first country to opt for unilateral free trade 150 years ago? On 16 May 1846, the House of Commons voted to abolish tariff protection for agriculture - the famous 'repeal of the Corn Laws'. Britain then adhered to her free trade policy despite both her relative economic decline and the protectionist policies of her leading trade rivals, the USA and Germany.This four volume set examines and explains the contentious issues surrounding the policy shift to free trade and the subsequent persistence of that policy. This set provides a comprehensive collection of articles including previously unpublished material on nineteenth century British trade policy and a new and comprehensive introduction by the editor putting the material into context.