The Fiscal Question (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Imperial trade, protection, and the costs of free import policy are laid out with clear, timely case studies. A. Bonar Law’s The Fiscal Question argues for a shift toward imperial preferences and explains why free trade may fail workers and industry. The text weighs economic evidence, public debate, and policy choices to show how trade policy can affect the British Empire and its people.

The book frames the issue around how tariffs and preferences could protect home industries while expanding trade within the Empire. It uses examples from Germany, the colonies, and other major nations to compare outcomes and argue for a policy that supports workers and national interests without blocking global commerce.

- Learn the practical arguments for preference and how they could benefit trade with the Empire
- See comparisons of wage trends, unemployment, and living standards across nations
- Understand how colonial and imperial markets might respond to different trade rules
- Examine how policy choices relate to national security, prosperity, and international respect

Ideal for readers of economic policy, imperial affairs, and late‑19th to early‑20th century political economy.

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