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Rod, 
 
I fully agree. I was only responding to the claim that somehow the 
arguments 
of Hamilton and List reflected some kind of early nineteenth century 
eclecticism and that they were going against some fully established or 
deeply entrenched free trade doctrine. It is certainly the case that many 
British economists were pro free trade in the early 1800s. But this 
viewpoint had still not established itself in the policy realm, and would 
only do so later. 
 
Please note that I did not say anything positive or negative about the 
Hamilton et al arguments, but only commented that views for or against free 
trade reflected the situations in specific countries. 
 
Barkley Rosser 
 
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