1st Edition
International Trade (Routledge Revivals) An Application of Economic Theory
First published in 1904, this important economic work explores some of the leading principles underlining the development of international trade. Hobson offered a departure from the conventional treatment of international trade in economic theory, simplifying concepts of free trade, exchange and tariffs and considering the practical application of theory in a manner accessible to the reader.
Preface; 1. The Importance of External Trade 2. The Alphabet of Free Exchange 3. Exchange Between ‘Non-Competing Groups’ 4. Nations as Trading Groups 5. Non-Protective Import Duties 6. The Incidence of Protective and Preferential Duties 7. How the Balance of Imports and Exports is Achieved 8. What a Nation Buys and What it Pays With 9. Can Protective Countries "Such" a Free Trade Country? 10. The Mystery of "Dumping" 11. Protection as a Remedy for Unemployment 12. Protection and Socialism
Biography
Hobson, J.
