First published 1886

Protection or Free Trade: An Examination of the Tariff Question, with Especial Regard to the Interests of Labor

NY: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 1949; Henry George, 1886.312 pagesUpdated October 5, 2007

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Author: Henry George
First published: 1886
Format: PDF
Pages: 312
Publisher: NY: Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, 1949; Henry George
License: Published here by permission. The work itself reserves all rights; it is not Creative Commons.

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31 chapters · page numbers are this file's

Prefacep. 5
Chapter I.Introductoryp. 9
Chapter II. Clearing Groundp. 18
Chapter III. Of Methodp. 29
Chapter IV. Protection as a Universal Needp. 33
Chapter V. The Protective Unitp. 42
Chapter VI. Tradep. 50
Chapter VII. Production and Producersp. 64
Chapter VIII. Tariffs For Revenuep. 72
Chapter IX. Tariffs for Protectionp. 82
Chapter X. The Encouragement of Industryp. 95
Chapter XI. The Home Market and Home Tradep. 103
Chapter XII. Exports and Importsp. 111
Chapter XIII. Confusions Arising fomr the use of Moneyp. 120
Chapter XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection?p. 131
Chapter XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protectionp. 139
Chapter XVI. The Development of Manufacturersp. 147
Chapter XVII. Protection and Producersp. 159
Chapter XVIII. Effects of Protection on American Industryp. 173
Chapter XIX. Protection and Wagesp. 185
Chapter XX. The Abolition of Protectionp. 205
Chapter XXI. Inadequacy of the Free-Trade Argumentp. 211
Chapter XXII. The Real Weakness of Free Tradep. 216
Chapter XXIII. The Real Strength of Protectionp. 227
Chapter XXIV. The Paradoxp. 237
Chapter XXV. The Robber That Takes All That is Leftp. 250
Chapter XXVI. True Free Tradep. 259
Chapter XXVII. The Lion in the Wayp. 272
Chapter XXVIII. Free Trade and Socialismp. 279
Chapter XXIX. Practical Politicsp. 292
Chapter XXX. Conclusionp. 304

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Henry George 1839–1897

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