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Free trade

Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold economically liberal positions, while economic nationalist political parties generally support protectionism, the opposite of free trade.

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related to General and cited references · 65
Free trade → Adam, Advent, Alan, American Revolution, An Inquiry, Anthem Press, Archived, Bannerman, Barnes, Bhagwati, Blinder, Boston, Boston Merchants, Causes, Chang, Concise Encyclopedia, Date, David, Development Strategy, Dickerson
related to United Kingdom · 29
Free trade → Ayse, Boyd, Britain, British, Celikkol, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Bronte, Commerce, Contested, Corn, Free, Free Trade Policy, Geoffrey Allen, Harriet Martineau, Hegemony, Hilton, Liberalism, Oxford, PhD, Pigman
related to Early era · 25
Free trade → Adam Smith, American, Arthur Nussbaum, Bengal, British, China, David Ricardo, East India, Economists, Egypt, For, Francisco, Free, Greece, However, Imperial Spain, Mediterranean, Netherlands, Rome, Smith
related to Post–World War II · 22
Free trade → After, Agreement, Central America Free Trade, Cold War, Dominican Republic, EEC, European Coal, European Economic Community, European Union, General Agreement, In Europe, International Trade Organization, It, North American Free Trade, Since, Steel Community, Tariffs, The European Union, Trade, Two
related to Trade issues in British politics · 22
Free trade → Asquith, British, British Empire, Clement Attlee, Commonwealth, Conservative, Conservative Party, Corn Laws, David Lloyd George, From, General Election, In, Labour Party, Liberal, Liberal Party, Liberal Party’s, Peelite, Positioning, The, The Labour Party
related to Colonial America and United States · 21
Free trade → According, Acts, After, America, American, American Revolution, April, British, British Parliament, Continental Congress, Dickerson, Free, Navigation, New England, Oliver Dickerson, Prohibitory Act, Revolutionary, The, Trade, United States
related to Scholarly studies and textbooks · 21
Free trade → Anil Hira, China, Choi, Cohn, FTA, Global, ISBN, Japan, Libertarianism, Milwaukee, PhD, Political, ProQuest, Routledge, Sectoral, South Korea, The Encyclopedia, Theodore, Theory, Wisconsin
related to Modern era · 15
Free trade → American, Brexit, Comprehensive, In, Investment Partnership, Most, Pacific Ocean, Progressive Agreement, Second Trump, The European Union, This, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade, United States, World Trade Organization
related to Imperialism · 14
Free trade → American Revolution, Belgium, Berlin Treaty, British, CFS, Congo Free State, Imperialism, In, Independence, King Leopold II, Leopold, Spanish American Wars, Spanish Empires, The
related to Colonialism · 13
Free trade → American Henry Clay, American System, British, British Conservative, British Empire, Corn Law, Free-trade, In, Ireland, Irish Home Rule, Party, Tory, Various

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Free tradeis atrade policy that does not restrict imports or exports0.90text
unregulated access to marketsinstance ofFeaturesFree trade is characterised by certain principles0.80text
to market informationinstance ofFeaturesFree trade is characterised by certain principles0.80text
Egyptinstance ofSmith pointed to increased trading as being the reason for the flourishing of not just Mediterranean cultures0.80text
Greeceinstance ofSmith pointed to increased trading as being the reason for the flourishing of not just Mediterranean cultures0.80text
Romeinstance ofSmith pointed to increased trading as being the reason for the flourishing of not just Mediterranean cultures0.80text
but also of Bengalinstance ofSmith pointed to increased trading as being the reason for the flourishing of not just Mediterranean cultures0.80text
Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeliinstance ofbut criticized by British politicians opposing free trade0.80text
who cited the Ottoman Empire asinstance ofbut criticized by British politicians opposing free trade0.80text
Senator Henry Clay continued Alexander Hamilton's themes within the Whig Party under the nameinstance ofstatesmen0.80text
Free traderelated to AlternativesThe0.60section
Free traderelated to AlternativesUnder0.60section

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