The overlapping and interacting forces that caused a Conservative government to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws against its own political principles and economic interests: extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- Table of abbreviations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- I The ambivalent nature of bailouts -- II Bank bailouts and sovereign indebtedness -- III Bailout policy approaches -- Part...