----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- Response to Barkley Rosser: But List, Rae and Hamilton were arguing explicitly against the free trade implications of Smith's system. And presenting an argument that was significantly different from that of the mercantilists. And it would appear that the subsequent economic history of the United States and Germany proved them right. Rod Hay ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]