What Protection Does for the Farmer and Labourer: A Chapter of Agricultural History (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Isaac Saunders Leadam

9780266946021: What Protection Does for the Farmer and Labourer: A Chapter of Agricultural History (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 026694602X ISBN 13: 9780266946021

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A clear, historical look at how protective tariffs affected farmers and workers in 19th-century Britain.

It explains the logic, the consequences, and the lived experience behind the debates.

This edition presents a focused study of the rural economy during the era of protectionist rhetoric. It examines how rents, prices, wages, and parish relief intertwined, and it uses documentary evidence to show who benefited and who bore the costs. The book surveys the arguments around agricultural policy, offering a grounded view of the period’s economic tensions.

How protection shaped rent levels and land use across years of changing prices.
How wages and Poor Rates affected the farmer’s capital and family security.
Arguments from farmers, laborers, and policymakers in key 19th-century debates.
Historical context for the shift from corn laws to later economic thinking.

Ideal for readers of agricultural history and economic policy, this edition sheds light on the long-running debate over protection and its real-world impact.

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