Problems in American Democracy
Chapter 71
10. The gain from international trade. (Taussig, _Principles of Economics_, vol. 1, chapter xxxv.)
11. The infant industries argument as applied to American industries. (Taussig, _Tariff History of the United States_, Part 1, chapter i.)
12. The Civil War tariff. (Taussig, _Tariff History of the United States_. Consult also any economic history of the United States, or any standard text on economics.)
13. Tariff administration. (_Cyclopedia of American Government_.)
14. Political aspects of the tariff. (Tarbell, _The Tariff in Our Times_, chapter xii.)
15. The history of any important tariff since the Civil War. (Consult Taussig, _Tariff History of the United States_; Fetter, _Modern Economic Problems_, chapter xv; any standard work on the economic history of the United States; or any encyclopedia under "Tariff.")
16. The tariff in Germany. (Ashley, _Modern Tariff History_, part i.)
17. The tariff in France. (Ashley, _Modern Tariff History_, part iii.)
FOR CLASSROOM DISCUSSION
18. Why has the wages argument increased in importance within the last half century?
19. How could our protective tariff be abolished without endangering present investments in protected industries?
20. The question of a national tariff policy.
21. To what extent should the formulation of our tariff acts take into consideration the wishes of foreign producers who desire to sell their goods in this country?