Essay on the External Corn Trade
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Essay on the External Corn Trade is an influential early 19th-century economic treatise analyzing international trade and agricultural policy, particularly the effects of corn laws and grain imports on prices and national welfare.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| De l’exportation et de l’importation des grains | 1 |
| Essay on the External Corn Trade canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Essay on the External Corn Trade Context triple: [Robert Torrens, notableWork, Essay on the External Corn Trade]
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Elements of Political Economy
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Trade and Development Report
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E.
London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Essay on the External Corn Trade Target entity description: Essay on the External Corn Trade is an influential early 19th-century economic treatise analyzing international trade and agricultural policy, particularly the effects of corn laws and grain imports on prices and national welfare.
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A.
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains
Lettre sur la liberté du commerce des grains is an influential 18th-century economic treatise by Turgot advocating the free trade of grain and criticizing government intervention in grain markets.
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B.
British opium trade in China
The British opium trade in China was a 19th-century system of illicit narcotics commerce, largely driven by British merchants and the East India Company, that flooded China with opium, destabilized its society and economy, and ultimately provoked the Opium Wars.
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C.
Elements of Political Economy
Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.
-
D.
Trade and Development Report
The Trade and Development Report is a flagship annual publication that analyzes global economic trends and development issues from the perspective of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
-
E.
London preparatory meetings on International Trade Organization
The London preparatory meetings on the International Trade Organization were early post-World War II negotiations among allied nations to draft plans for a new global trade body that would later inform the Havana Charter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ non-fiction work ⓘ |
| about |
corn trade
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free trade versus protection in agriculture ⓘ grain markets ⓘ tariffs on agricultural goods ⓘ |
| addresses |
agricultural interests
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economists ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze the consequences of grain imports
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evaluate the effects of corn laws on national welfare ⓘ evaluate the effects of corn laws on prices ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
economics
ⓘ
political economy ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
impact of import restrictions on domestic markets
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relationship between trade and agricultural prices ⓘ welfare consequences of trade policy ⓘ |
| genre | economic analysis ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of grain import policies
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analysis of the effects of corn laws ⓘ discussion of national welfare implications ⓘ discussion of price effects of trade ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical trade theory discourse
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debates on British corn laws ⓘ policy discussions on agricultural protection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
agricultural policy
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corn laws ⓘ grain imports ⓘ international trade ⓘ national welfare ⓘ prices ⓘ |
| perspective | classical political economy ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
corn laws in the United Kingdom
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grain import regulations ⓘ national food security debates ⓘ price stabilization policies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
19th-century European trade
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era of British corn laws ⓘ |
| typeOfAnalysis |
applied analysis of agricultural markets
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theoretical analysis of trade policy ⓘ |
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