Economic Relationships and the Early Debate over Free Trade

The history of free trade in the Western Hemisphere can be traced back more than a century. Indeed, the Spanish colonial legacy set patterns that were followed during much of the nineteenth century. Early trade patterns were marked increasingly by the intrusive demands of the industrial nations. U.S. efforts to secure its interests in this regard were highlighted by the 1889-90 Washington Conference and by the ardent efforts of James G. Blaine. Even before the dawning of the twentieth century, Latin American suspicions of North American motives were profound, and this was manifested in the basic hostility toward free trade proposals

Colonialism · Economic history · Economics · Free trade · Free trade agreement · Hostility · International trade · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Western hemisphere · History · History and Politics in Latin America · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Psychology

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