Studies in the Theory of International Trade

<p>In this book originally published in 1937 Jacob Viner traces in a series of studies of contemporary source-material the evolution of the modern orthodox theory of international trade from its beginnings in the revolt against English mercantilism in the 17<sup>th</sup> and 18<sup>th</sup> centuries through the English currency and tariff controversies of the 19<sup>th</sup> century to the late 20<sup>th</sup> century. The author offers a detailed examination of controversies in the technical literature centering on important propositions of the classical and neo-classical economists relating to the theory of the mechanism of international trade and the theory of gain from trade. </p> <p></p>