Friedrich List: Revolutionizing Economics, Unleashing Friedrich List's Vision

By Fouad Sabry

Who is Friedrich List

German-American economist and political theorist Georg Friedrich List is credited with developing the nationalist theory of political economics in both Europe and the United States. List was born in Germany and later moved to the United States. In addition to being a pioneer in the development of the German historical school of economics, he served as an advocate for the Zollverein from a nationalist perspective. He advocated for the imposition of higher tariffs on imported goods while simultaneously advocating for the free trade of domestic goods. He also claimed that the expense of a tariff ought to be regarded as an investment in the future productivity of a nation.

How you will benefit

(I) Insights about the following:

Chapter 1: Friedrich List

Chapter 2: Perestroika

Chapter 3: Tariff

Chapter 4: Free trade

Chapter 5: Protectionism

Chapter 6: Industrial policy

Chapter 7: Economic freedom

Chapter 8: American School (economics)

Chapter 9: Henry Charles Carey

Chapter 10: Zollverein

Chapter 11: Productive forces

Chapter 12: Economic nationalism

Chapter 13: History of capitalist theory

Chapter 14: Infant industry argument

Chapter 15: Economics of fascism

Chapter 16: Economic history of Germany

Chapter 17: American System (economic plan)

Chapter 18: Schools of economic thought

Chapter 19: Perspectives on capitalism by school of thought

Chapter 20: Protectionism in the United States

Chapter 21: Internationalism (politics)

Who this book is for

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information about Friedrich List.

• Language: English
• Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable
• Release date: Feb 7, 2024

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Chapter 1: Friedrich List

German-American economist and political theorist Georg Friedrich List (6 August 1789 – 30 November 1846) created the nationalist theory of political economics in both Europe and the United States.

List was born in the free imperial city of Reutlingen in the Duchy of Württemberg on August 6, 1789.

At the age of 23, List was promoted to a post at Tübingen.

While there, he regularly attended lectures at the University of Tübingen and expanded his reading.

In addition, he met the future minister Johannes von Schlayer [de].

In 1816, List's position in the bureaucracy was improved as the succession of King William I of Württemberg ushered in a period of reform.

In the administration of Karl August von Wangenheim, List moved rapidly in the bureaucracy and became the University's first professor of administration and politics.

List had advocated for the establishment of this office, Disputes in 1817:

No one at our university understands what a national economy is. No one teaches the science of agriculture, forestry, mining, industry, or trade.... [T]he forms of government are in such a truly barbaric state, that if a seventeenth-century official were to rise from the dead, he could immediately resume his old position, though he would be astounded by the advances made in the simplest methods of manufacture.

As a deputy to the Württemberg chamber, He advocated administrative changes actively.

He was removed from the chamber and condemned to ten months of imprisonment with hard work in the fortress of Asperg in April 1822.

He ran away to Alsace, After traveling France and England, he completed his term in 1824, He was freed with the promise to relocate to the United