Democracy and International Trade: Britain, France, and the United States, 1860-1990

A book by Daniel Verdier analyzing the relationship between democratic institutions and international trade policy. The work examines the trade policy processes of Britain, France, and the United States over a 130-year period. It includes chapters on electoral regulation, tariff-making, the Cold War trading regime, and industrial policy.

Use Cases

• Historical analysis of trade policy evolution based on the described case studies of Britain, France, and the U.S.
• Studying the impact of electoral systems and voting on commercial policy based on the chapter 'Trade and the Voter'.
• Examining the relationship between state-building and tariff levels based on the appendix on tariff data.
• Analyzing the formation of international trade regimes during crises like the Great Depression and Cold War based on the chapter structure.

Strengths

• Covers a long historical time range from 1860 to 1990.
• Provides a comparative analysis of three major economies: Britain, France, and the United States.
• Includes specific appendices with quantitative data on tariff levels and partisan voting.

Limitations

• The raw data (tabular or otherwise) referenced in the appendices is not directly accessible; the input is a book's table of contents.
• Row count, file formats, and column definitions for any underlying data are unknown.
• License is listed as 'closed', which may restrict redistribution or commercial use.

Provenance

Source

Daniel Verdier

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical records and archival research for academic publication.

Time Range

1860 to 1990

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Britain, France, United States