This 2003 book examines the forces behind the British abandonment of free trade in the 1930s.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Britain's international economic position in the 1920s; 2. The political economy of protectionism; 3. Imperial preference and the Ottawa conference; 4. The Scandinavian negotiations: formulation of policy; 5. Completion of the first phase of negotiations: Scandinavia, Germany and Argentina; 6. The World Economic Conference, Finland and Japanese competition; 7. The Baltic states and Poland; 8. British agricultural policy and imports during the 1930s; 9. British exports to the trade agreement countries; 10. Appeasing Germany and the United States; 11. Some general conclusions.