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    20th Century · English

    The Continental System: An Economic Interpretation

    Eli F. Heckscher

    The Continental System: An Economic Interpretation, by Eli F. Heckscher (1879–1952), a public-domain text from Liberty Fund's Online Library of Liberty.

    Chapters
    146
    Variants
    146
    Genre
    Economics
    Difficulty
    Advanced

    Chapters

    1. 01Editor's Preface, by Harald Westergaardprose
    2. 02Author's Prefaceprose
    3. 03Chronological Table, Introductionprose
    4. 04Part I: Antecedents of the Continental System, Forewordprose
    5. 05Chapter I.: Commercial Policy, Beginning of Anglo-french Commercial War (1660-1786)prose
    6. 06Smuggling (1)prose
    7. 07Licencesprose
    8. 08Anglo-french Commercial Treaty of 1786 (Eden Treaty)prose
    9. 09Renewal of Anglo-french Commercial War (1793-1799)prose
    10. 10Chapter II.: Maritime Blockadeprose
    11. 11Mercantilist Import of the Blockadeprose
    12. 12Function of Capture at Seaprose
    13. 13Evidence of James Stephen in 'War in Disguise'prose
    14. 14Attacks on Enemy Exports, Not Importsprose
    15. 15Colonial Tradeprose
    16. 16Trading with the Enemyprose
    17. 17British Measures (1793-1802)prose
    18. 18French Measures (1793-1799)prose
    19. 19Chapter III.: Continental Blockadeprose
    20. 20Chapter IV.: Economic Position of Great Britainprose
    21. 21British National Debtprose
    22. 22British Credit System (1)prose
    23. 23Exports and War on the Continentprose
    24. 24Exports of Goldprose
    25. 25Economic Dislocationsprose
    26. 26Chapter I.: Commercial War Before the Berlin Decree, Military War (1799-1802)prose
    27. 27Peace of Amiens (1802)prose
    28. 28Blockade (1803-1806)prose
    29. 29French Customs Policyprose
    30. 30Chapter II.: The Berlin Decreeprose
    31. 31Preambleprose
    32. 32Regulationsprose
    33. 33Significanceprose
    34. 34Executionprose
    35. 35Chapter III.: British Counter-measures and French Retort, Possible Lines of British Policyprose
    36. 36Colonial Carrying Tradeprose
    37. 37First Order in Council (January 7, 1807)prose
    38. 38Orders in Council (November 11-December 18, 1807)prose
    39. 39Territorial Expansion of the Continental System (1807)prose
    40. 40First Milan Decree (Nov. 23, 1807)prose
    41. 41Second Milan Decree (Dec. 17, 1807)prose
    42. 42Chapter IV.: Policy of the United States, American Positionprose
    43. 43Embargo Act (December 22, 1807)prose
    44. 44Bayonne Decree (April 17, 1808)prose
    45. 45Non-intercourse Act (March 1, 1809)prose
    46. 46Freedom of Trade (1810-11)prose
    47. 47Revocation of Continental Decrees (1810-12)prose
    48. 48Revocation of Orders in Council (1812)prose
    49. 49General Surveyprose
    50. 50Chapter V.: The Continental System in Europe (1808-1812), The 'Coast System'prose
    51. 51Disappearance of the French Colonial Empireprose
    52. 52The Convulsions of 1810prose
    53. 53The Final Collapseprose
    54. 54Part III.: Internal History and Working of the Continental System, Chapter I.: Treatment of Confiscated Goodsprose
    55. 55Chapter II.: Results of the Self-blockade (1806-1809), Execution of the Self-blockadeprose
    56. 56Napoleon's Orders in December 1806prose
    57. 57Results in 1807prose
    58. 58Transmarine Markets (1808)prose
    59. 59British Speculation in South Americaprose
    60. 60New Trade Routes Via Heligoland and Sweden (1808)prose
    61. 61Diminished Vigilance During the Austrian Campaign (1809)prose
    62. 62Rees-bremen Barrier (Sch Nbrunn Decree of July 18, 1809)prose
    63. 63D'ivernois's Epigramprose
    64. 64Chapter III.: Smuggling and Corruption; Fiscalism and Licensing, Smuggling (2)prose
    65. 65Bourrienne's Anecdoteprose
    66. 66Rist's Description of Hamburg Smugglingprose
    67. 67Normality of Smugglingprose
    68. 68Commercial Organization of Smugglingprose
    69. 69Official Corruptionprose
    70. 70Fiscalismprose
    71. 71Prize Decree (January 12, 1810)prose
    72. 72Trianon Tariff (August 5, 1810)prose
    73. 73Fontainebleau Decree (October 18, 1810)prose
    74. 74Napoleon's Complicityprose
    75. 75Licensing Systemprose
    76. 76Licensing System, Great Britainprose
    77. 77False Ships' Papers (Brougham's Description)prose
    78. 78False Ships' Papers (Brougham's Description), Franceprose
    79. 79Licence Decree July (25, 1810)prose
    80. 80Obligation to Exportprose
    81. 81French Shipping Monopolyprose
    82. 82Administration of New Policyprose
    83. 83Customs Courts and the Military Cordonprose
    84. 84Confiscationsprose
    85. 85Autos-da-féprose
    86. 86New Commercial Routes (1810-12)prose
    87. 87Bacher's Accountprose
    88. 88Baltic Tradeprose
    89. 89Gothenburgprose
    90. 90Chapter V.: The British Crisis of 1810-12prose
    91. 91Chapter VI.: Self-destruction of the Systemprose
    92. 92Part IV: Effects of the Continental System on the Economic Life of Great Gritain and the Mainland, Chapter I.: Differentprose
    93. 93France (2)prose
    94. 94The Rest of the Continentprose
    95. 95Great Britain (2)prose
    96. 96Countries Having Intercourse with Great Britainprose
    97. 97Chapter II.: Effects on France, Luxury Industriesprose
    98. 98Woollen and Linen Industriesprose
    99. 99Cotton Industryprose
    100. 100Fundamental Processesprose
    101. 101Iron Industryprose
    102. 102Chemical Industryprose
    103. 103Substitutes for Colonial Goodsprose
    104. 104Beet Sugar Industryprose
    105. 105French Policy of Interestsprose
    106. 106Saxonyprose
    107. 107Switzerlandprose
    108. 108Grand Duchy of Bergprose
    109. 109Industries in Other Countriesprose
    110. 110Countries Producing Raw Materialsprose
    111. 111Entrepȓt Countriesprose
    112. 112General Situation on the Continentprose
    113. 113Chapter IV.: Effects on the United Kingdom, Limitations of Obstacles to Exportsprose
    114. 114Rate of Industrial Developmentprose
    115. 115Effects of Dislocation of Exportsprose
    116. 116Possibility of Preventing Importsprose
    117. 117British Imports of Foodstuffsprose
    118. 118Food Policy of Napoleon and His Opponentprose
    119. 119Great Britain and Norwayprose
    120. 120British Support of the Continentprose
    121. 121British Currencyprose
    122. 122British Credit System (2)prose
    123. 123Conclusion Comparison with the Present Dayprose
    124. 124Source Publicationsprose
    125. 125General Surveysprose
    126. 126France (3)prose
    127. 127Great Britain (3)prose
    128. 128Germanyprose
    129. 129United Statesprose
    130. 130Scandinaviaprose
    131. 131Other Countriesprose
    132. 132Appendix I. The British Orders in Council, 1807, I. First (Whig) Order. JANUARY 7, 1807.prose
    133. 133II. February 4, 1807prose
    134. 134III. February 18, 1807prose
    135. 135IV. August 19, 1807prose
    136. 136V. Principal (Tory) Order: Blockade Ordinance NOVEMBER 11, 1807prose
    137. 137VI. November 11, 1807prose
    138. 138VII. November 11, 1807prose
    139. 139VIII. November 18, 1807prose
    140. 140IX. November 25, 1807prose
    141. 141X. November 25, 1807prose
    142. 142XI. November 25, 1807prose
    143. 143XII. November 25, 1807prose
    144. 144XIII. November 25, 1807prose
    145. 145XIV. December 18, 1807prose
    146. 146Appendix II French Customs Duties on Colonial Produceprose