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Political economy of Anglo-French trade, 1689-1899 : agricultural trade policies, alcohol taxes, and war (English)

Britain contrary to received wisdom was not a free trader for most of the 1800s and, despite repeal of the Corn Laws, continued to have higher tariffs than the French until the last quarter of the century. War with Louis fourteenth from 1689 led to the end of all trade between Britain and France for a quarter of a century. The creation of powerful protected interests both at home and abroad led to the imposition of prohibitively high tariffs...
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Nye, John V.C..

Political economy of Anglo-French trade, 1689-1899 : agricultural trade policies, alcohol taxes, and war (English). Agricultural Distortions working paper ; no. 79 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/528211468156266734/Political-economy-of-Anglo-French-trade-1689-1899-agricultural-trade-policies-alcohol-taxes-and-war

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