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Ideas, Interests, and Politics in the Case of Belgian Corn Law Repeal, 1834–1873

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  • Van Dijck, Maarten
  • Truyts, Tom

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Economic interests, ideas, and politics have been put forward as explanations for the Repeal of the British Corn Laws. This article evaluates these competing explanations using the case of the Belgian Corn Laws between 1834 and 1873. A detailed quantitative analysis assesses the success of party affiliation and personal and constituency economic interests in predicting representatives' voting behavior. These factors prove to be insufficient to explain the shift towards free trade. This article then moves on to a qualitative analysis, which points to the importance of political strategy and ideas in the liberalization of corn tariffs.

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  • Van Dijck, Maarten & Truyts, Tom, 2011. "Ideas, Interests, and Politics in the Case of Belgian Corn Law Repeal, 1834–1873," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 71(1), pages 185-210, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:71:y:2011:i:01:p:185-210_00
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    1. Jacopo Timini, 2019. "Staying dry on Spanish wine: the rejection of the 1905 Spanish-Italian trade agreement (Updated May 2020)," Working Papers 1932, Banco de España, revised May 2020.
    2. Douglas A. Irwin & Maksym G. Chepeliev, 2020. "The Economic Consequences of Sir Robert Peel: A Quantitative Assessment of the Repeal of the Corn Laws," NBER Working Papers 28142, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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