The article analyses two opposite theories of foreign trade policy: of an advocate of free trade Adam Smith and of a German economist Friedrich List who insisted on a necessity to apply protectionism under certain conditions. It is proved that the methodology applied by F. List in the study of...

В статье анализируются две противоположные теории внешнеторговой политики: сторонника свободной торговли Адама Смита и немецкого экономиста Фридриха Листа,...

The goal of this article is twofold. It examines how Friedrich List’s interpretation of the economic dynamics of “tropical” countries (countries located in tropical climates) as nonindustrial exporters of primary commodities fits in his analytical framework and accords with his emphasis on...

After presenting a broad review of Friedrich List's infant industry argument (Erziehungszollargument) departing from collected works of List, this study aims to compare his ideas with that of Hamilton, Say, Mill, Bastable and Kemp. It underlines the restricted theoretical validity of the...

This paper presents theory and evidence to show that imperialism was a major factor impeding the spread of the industrial revolution during the century ending in the 1950s. Two empirical results stand out. First, analysis of historical evidence shows that most sovereign countries were...

In this paper, we develop a Listian model of economic development. The economy consists of a primary sector and a potential industrial sector that can arise via industrialization. Industrialization however depends on if the primary sector specializes on the primary product, which can lead to a...

Die Wirtschaftspolitik von Japan, EU und USA wird verglichen.

Nach dem Urteil der rund 450 Experten, die sich im Januar 1997 am 55. "ifo Konjunkturtest international" beteiligt haben, hat sich das Weltwirtschaftsklima im Durchschnitt verbessert. Die US-amerikanische Wirtschaft ist nach wie vor Wachstumsmotor, aber auch in vielen Ländern Westeuropas kam...

Mit der Schaffung des Europäischen Binnenmarktes sollte nach den - im Weißbuch von 1985 niedergelegten - Vorstellungen der Europäischen Kommission bei der Mehrwertsteuer die Abkehr vom Bestimmungslandprinzip und die Einführung des Ursprungslandprinzips verbunden sein. Nachdem das am 1....