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Author Rooth, Tim.

Title British protectionism and the international economy : overseas commercial policy in the 1930s / Tim Rooth
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Description xv, 357 pages ; 24 cm
Contents 1. Britain's international economic position in the 1920s -- 2. The political economy of protectionism -- 3. Imperial preference and the Ottawa Conference -- 4. The Scandinavian negotiations: formulation of policy -- 5. Completion of the first phase of negotiations: Scandinavia, Germany and Argentina -- 6. The world economic conference, Finland and Japanese competition -- 7. The Baltic states and Poland -- 8. British agricultural policy and imports during the 1930s -- 9. British exports to the trade agreement countries -- 10. Appeasing Germany and the United States -- 11. Some general conclusions -- Appendix A United Kingdom: payments, clearing etc., Agreements in force 1931-1938 -- Appendix B Miscellaneous trade and payments agreements -- Appendix C Imports into Britain from foreign agreement countries -- Appendix D Total exports from Britain to foreign agreement countries and four dominions
Appendix E Imports of selected commodities into UK, 1931, 1937, showing percentage from Empire sources
Analysis Foreign trade History
Great Britain
Foreign trade History
Great Britain
Notes Index: p. 347-357
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 334-346) and index
Subject Protectionism -- Great Britain -- History.
SUBJECT United Kingdom -- Commercial policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115238 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Great Britain -- Foreign economic relations. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008115234
LC no. 92008965
ISBN 0521416086