I. Introductory II. Leading Features of International Commerce III. Money and Indebtedness in Foreign Commerce IV. The Mercantile System V. The Overthrow of the Mercantile System — Transition to Protection VI. The English Customs System, 1818-1860 VII. The English Customs System Since 1860 VIII. The United States Tariff and Commercial Policy IX. The Reform of Continental Tariffs, 1815-1865 X. European Tariffs (1865-1920) — The Protectionist Reaction XI. Colonial Tariffs XII. The Modern Protectionist Theory XIII. Economic Arguments for Protection XIV. Non-Economic Arguments — Political and Social Protection XV. The Other Expedients of Protection XVI. The Practical Operation of Reaction XVII. Reciprocity and Retaliation XVIII. Post-War Outlook and conclusion; Index
Biography
Charles Francis Bastable






