Protectionism and economic revival : the British interwar economy

Michael Kitson and Solomos Solomou

The impact of protectionism is currently a contentious policy issue. This book evaluates the effects of protectionism on the British interwar economy. In contrast to most studies of the period and the conclusions of orthodox economic theory, Kitson and Solomou show that the introduction of the General Tariff in 1932 provided a substantial stimulus to the domestic economy - a stimulus which can help to explain the trend improvement in British economic growth in the 1930s. The authors show that the tariff made encouraging import substitution and macroeconomic expansion. The empirical evidence is examined at two levels. First, a sectoral study shows that the newly protected sector of the 1930s saw an improvement in performance following the introduction of the tariff. Secondly, the large fall in manufacturing imports generated favourable effects on macroeconomic performance by helping to reduce the import propensity of the economy. The policy implication of this study is that trade policies should be constructed in the context of prevailing economic conditions and not solely with reference to sometimes inappropriate theoretical perspectives.

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[目次]

  • List of figures
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. British interwar economic growth in an historical perspective
  • 2. The impact of protectionism on economic growth: theoretical issues
  • 3. Quantitative studies of the impact of the 1932 General Tariff
  • 4. A macroeconomic analysis of the impact of the 1932 General Tariff
  • 5. Industrial performance and trade policy: a disaggregated analysis
  • 6. The 1930s economic revival: an overview
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • List of references
  • Index.

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書名 Protectionism and economic revival : the British interwar economy
著作者等 Kitson, Michael
Solomou, Solomos
出版元 Cambridge University Press
刊行年月 1990
ページ数 xi, 123 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 052138267X
NCID BA10958624
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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