Repeal of the Corn Laws

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:politics
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Chartist_movement
social change
political activism
economic policy debates
economic debates
political reform movements
economic policy changes
gptkbp:contributed_to class conflict
rise of the Liberal Party
gptkbp:date 1846
gptkbp:depicted_in turning point in British politics
victory for free traders
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Trade_Union_Act_1871
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Repeal of the Corn Laws
gptkbp:impact British agriculture
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
gptkb:Anti-Corn_Law_League
gptkb:social_movements
political ideologies
public health concerns
economic hardship
Irish famine
economic theories of the time
David Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage
economic theories of Adam Smith
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:economic_analysis
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:politicians
public forums
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:landowner
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_supported_by industrialists
gptkbp:led_to increased competition
changes in labor markets
agricultural reform
changes in agricultural practices
food riots
changes in political alliances
changes in food supply chains
increased imports of grain
reform of trade policies
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:part_of economic liberalism
19th-century liberalism
free trade movement
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Corn_Laws
gptkbp:reduces protectionist policies
gptkbp:resulted_in changes in consumer behavior
economic growth
urbanization
increased agricultural productivity
increased economic integration
political realignment
increased foreign trade
changes in land use
lower food prices
gptkbp:significance free trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_Peel
gptkb:Lord_Melbourne
gptkb:Sir_Robert_Peel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5