Corn Laws debate
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The Corn Laws debate was a major 19th-century British political and economic controversy over tariffs on imported grain, pitting free-trade advocates against protectionists and shaping modern economic and trade policy.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anti-Corn Law movement | 1 |
| Corn Laws | 1 |
| Corn Laws of 1815 | 1 |
| Repeal of the Corn Laws | 1 |
| corn laws | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic debate
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political debate ⓘ public policy controversy ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
contemporary newspapers
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economic treatises of the 19th century ⓘ pamphlets and political tracts ⓘ parliamentary records of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| endTime | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of modern free-trade ideology
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influence on later trade policy debates worldwide ⓘ repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 ⓘ rise of the Peelites ⓘ shift of Britain toward free trade ⓘ split of the Conservative Party in the 1840s ⓘ strengthening of industrial and commercial interests ⓘ weakening of protectionist agricultural interests ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Anti–Corn Law League campaign
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mass meetings and petitions ⓘ pamphlet wars on free trade ⓘ parliamentary debates on grain tariffs ⓘ press campaigns ⓘ protectionist landowners’ campaign ⓘ public agitation for repeal ⓘ |
| location | Great Britain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British trade policy
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agricultural interests ⓘ food prices ⓘ free trade ⓘ industrial interests ⓘ laissez-faire economics ⓘ protectionism ⓘ tariffs on imported grain ⓘ working-class living standards ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Corn Laws debate
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Corn Laws
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| opposedBy |
free-trade advocates
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industrial manufacturers ⓘ many working-class activists ⓘ urban middle classes ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Benjamin Disraeli
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David Ricardo ⓘ Harriet Martineau ⓘ James Wilson (economist) ⓘ John Bright ⓘ John Stuart Mill ⓘ Lord Derby ⓘ Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Liverpool
William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Melbourne
Nassau William Senior ⓘ Richard Cobden ⓘ Robert Peel ⓘ Thomas Malthus ⓘ Thomas Tooke ⓘ William Huskisson ⓘ |
| startTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
many Conservative MPs
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protectionist landowners ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anti-Corn Law movement
this entity surface form:
Repeal of the Corn Laws
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corn laws
this entity surface form:
Corn Laws
this entity surface form:
Corn Laws of 1815