Lectures on the Restrictive System

by Thomas Roderick Dew

This able American restatement of the classical free trade argument was based on a series of lectures at William and Mary and is generally regarded to have been influential in the tariff reductions of 1832. "Displayed a high order of technical skill [in] his exposition on the tariff [and] in answering critics of free trade." J. Dorfman The Economic Mind in American Civilization 1606-1933 , II.

196 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

Thomas Roderick Dew (1802–1846) was a professor at and then president of The College of William & Mary. He was an influential pro-slavery advocate.