Friedrich List
German-born American economist (1789–1846) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Friedrich List (6 August 1789 – 30 November 1846) was a German economist and political theorist who developed the nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States.[1][2][3][4] He was a forefather of the German historical school of economics and argued for the Zollverein (a pan-German customs union) from a nationalist standpoint.[5] He advocated raising tariffs on imported goods while supporting free trade of domestic goods and stated the cost of a tariff should be seen as an investment in a nation's future productivity.[4]
Friedrich List | |
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Born | Daniel Friedrich List (1789-08-06)6 August 1789 |
Died | 30 November 1846(1846-11-30) (aged 57) |
Nationality (legal) | German |
Academic career | |
Field | Economics |
School or tradition | Historical School |
Influences | Jean-Antoine Chaptal · Alexander Hamilton · Daniel Raymond · Adolphe Thiers |
Contributions | National System of Innovation Historical school of economics |
Signature | |
List was a political liberal[6] who collaborated with Karl von Rotteck and Carl Theodor Welcker on the Rotteck-Welckersches Staatslexikon [de], an encyclopedia of political science that advocated constitutional liberalism and which influenced the Vormärz.[7] At the time in Europe, liberal and nationalist ideas were almost inseparably linked, and political liberalism was not yet attached to what was later considered "economic liberalism."[6][8] Emmanuel Todd considers List a forerunner to John Maynard Keynes as a theorist of "moderate or regulated capitalism."[9]