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First published 1925

Protection or Free Trade

by Henry George

Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York, 1925347 pagesUpdated June 3, 2009

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Author
Henry George
First published
1925
Format
PDF, EPUB, and Kindle
Pages
347
Publisher
Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, New York
License
Believed to be in the public domain by publication date; not independently confirmed.

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Henry George Protection or Free Trade

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347 pages, 33 chapters, and about 94,792 words in the edition this archive serves.
Who wrote Protection or Free Trade?
Henry George (1839–1897) was a prolific author who was a strong defender of free trade and an advocate of the idea of a single tax on land. This archive holds 3 of George's works.

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33 chapters · 94,792 words · free to read here

  1. Preface
  2. I. Introductory
  3. II. Clearing Ground
  4. III. Of Method
  5. IV. Protection As a Universal Need
  6. V. The Protective Unit
  7. VI. Trade
  8. VII. Production and Producers
  9. VIII. Tariffs and Revenue
  10. IX. Tarrifs and Protection
  11. X. The Encouragement of Industry
  12. XI. The Home Market and Home Trade
  13. XII. Exports and Imports
  14. XIII. Confusions Arising From the Use of Money
  15. XIV. Do High Wages Necessitate Protection!
  16. XV. Of Advantages and Disadvantages as Reasons for Protection
  17. XVI. The Development of Manufactures
  18. XVII. Protection and Producers
  19. XVIII. Effects of Protection on American Industry
  20. XIX. Protection and Wages
  21. XX. The Abolition of Protection
  22. XXI. Inadequacy of the Free-Trade Argument
  23. XXII. The Real Weakness of Free Trade
  24. XXIII. The Real Strength of Protection
  25. XXIV. The Paradox
  26. XXV. The Robber That Takes All That is Left
  27. XXVI. True Free Trade
  28. XXVII. The Lion In the Way
  29. XXXVIII. Free Trade and Socialism
  30. XXXIX. Practical Politics
  31. XXX. Conclusion
  32. Index
  33. About this edition

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Henry George 1839–1897

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