The Best and Worst of Britain
A Portuguese merchant assesses Great Britain’s market under the Hanoverians.
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Free Trade
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Governments are always meddling in trade among the world’s merchants, but these writers show that we’re better off when they don’t.
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The Real Merchant
William Cobbett makes a distinction between everyday business and the murky world of Westminster lobbyists and financial speculation.
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