The National System of Political Economy
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The National System of Political Economy is a foundational 19th-century work of economic theory by Friedrich List that critiques classical free-trade doctrine and advocates for protective tariffs and state-supported industrial development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Das nationale System der politischen Ökonomie | 1 |
| The National System of Political Economy canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The National System of Political Economy Context triple: [Friedrich List, notableWork, The National System of Political Economy]
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A.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a foundational work in economics by Vilfredo Pareto that systematically develops his theories of general equilibrium, welfare, and income distribution.
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Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a 19th-century economics textbook by Henry Fawcett that systematically presents and explains the principles of classical political economy.
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The Literature of Political Economy
The Literature of Political Economy is a 19th-century bibliographical and critical survey of economic writings compiled by Scottish economist John Ramsay McCulloch.
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The Theory of Political Economy
The Theory of Political Economy is an influential 1871 book by William Stanley Jevons that helped found marginalist economics by emphasizing utility and marginal analysis in value theory.
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E.
Elements of Political Economy
Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The National System of Political Economy Target entity description: The National System of Political Economy is a foundational 19th-century work of economic theory by Friedrich List that critiques classical free-trade doctrine and advocates for protective tariffs and state-supported industrial development.
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A.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a 19th-century economics textbook by Henry Fawcett that systematically presents and explains the principles of classical political economy.
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B.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a foundational work in economics by Vilfredo Pareto that systematically develops his theories of general equilibrium, welfare, and income distribution.
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C.
The Literature of Political Economy
The Literature of Political Economy is a 19th-century bibliographical and critical survey of economic writings compiled by Scottish economist John Ramsay McCulloch.
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D.
The Theory of Political Economy
The Theory of Political Economy is an influential 1871 book by William Stanley Jevons that helped found marginalist economics by emphasizing utility and marginal analysis in value theory.
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E.
Elements of Political Economy
Elements of Political Economy is a 19th-century treatise by James Mill that systematically presents and defends classical economic theory in a concise, didactic form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| advocates |
infant industry protection
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national economic development ⓘ protective tariffs ⓘ state-supported industrial development ⓘ |
| argues |
that developing nations need tariff protection to build industry
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that free trade benefits already industrialized nations more than latecomers ⓘ that the wealth of nations depends on productive forces, not just exchange values ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
nationalism in economics
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protectionist trade policy ⓘ |
| author | Friedrich List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| criticizes |
classical economics
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free trade doctrine ⓘ laissez-faire ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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political science ⓘ |
| genre | economic treatise ⓘ |
| hasForm |
policy advocacy
ⓘ
theoretical analysis ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | national interest over cosmopolitan free trade ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work of economic nationalism
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influential in 19th-century protectionist policy debates ⓘ major critique of classical free-trade theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
development economics
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economic nationalism ⓘ industrial policy debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American protectionist thought
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German nationalism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
infant industry argument
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national system vs. cosmopolitan system ⓘ productive powers of the nation ⓘ stages of economic development ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic theory
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industrial policy ⓘ national economy ⓘ political economy ⓘ protectionism ⓘ |
| movement | German historical school of economics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Das nationale System der politischen Ökonomie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnStateRole | supports active state intervention in the economy ⓘ |
| positionOnTrade | supports temporary protection for developing industries ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | 19th-century industrialization ⓘ |
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Das nationale System der politischen Ökonomie