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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?

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