The Imperialism of Free Trade
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The Imperialism of Free Trade is a seminal 1953 essay by historians John Gallagher and Ronald Robinson that reinterprets 19th-century British imperialism as being driven as much by informal economic and political influence as by formal territorial conquest.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Imperialism of Free Trade Context triple: [John Andrew Gallagher, notableWork, The Imperialism of Free Trade]
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Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
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A Theory of Imperialism
A Theory of Imperialism is a political economy book that offers a Marxist analysis of contemporary global capitalism and the structural mechanisms of imperialism in the modern world.
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Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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The Tariff in Our Times
The Tariff in Our Times is a historical and economic study by muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell that critically examines the development and impact of U.S. tariff policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Discourses upon Trade
Discourses upon Trade is a late 17th-century economic treatise by Dudley North that articulates early free-trade and laissez-faire principles, challenging prevailing mercantilist ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Imperialism of Free Trade Target entity description: The Imperialism of Free Trade is a seminal 1953 essay by historians John Gallagher and Ronald Robinson that reinterprets 19th-century British imperialism as being driven as much by informal economic and political influence as by formal territorial conquest.
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A.
Letters on Commercial Policy
"Letters on Commercial Policy" is an influential 19th-century economic treatise by Robert Torrens that analyzes and advocates principles of international trade and commercial policy.
-
B.
A Theory of Imperialism
A Theory of Imperialism is a political economy book that offers a Marxist analysis of contemporary global capitalism and the structural mechanisms of imperialism in the modern world.
-
C.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
-
D.
The Tariff in Our Times
The Tariff in Our Times is a historical and economic study by muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell that critically examines the development and impact of U.S. tariff policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
E.
Discourses upon Trade
Discourses upon Trade is a late 17th-century economic treatise by Dudley North that articulates early free-trade and laissez-faire principles, challenging prevailing mercantilist ideas.
- F. None of above. chosen
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