Treaty Of Commerce Between Great Britain and France (1860) Victorian Government Copy
 
The Cobden–Chevalier Treaty was an Anglo-French free trade agreement signed between Great Britain and France on 23 January 1860. After Britain began free trade policies in 1846, there remained tariffs with France. The 1860 treaty ended tariffs on the main items of trade – wine, brandy and silk goods from France, and coal, iron and industrial goods from Britain.
 
The new policy was widely copied across Europe. According to Stephen Krasner, the treaty set off a "golden age of free trade" in Europe, which was lasted until the late 1870s. It was the first of eight "most favored nation" treaties the British negotiated in the 1860s. By the 1880s, however, the rise of protectionism in Germany, the United States and elsewhere made the treaty less relevant. It was the first modern trade agreement.
 
It is named after the main British and French originators of the treaty, Richard Cobden MP and Michel Chevalier.
 
Includes Additional Information
 
Bilingual text in English and French
 
Soft Cover
33 Page
In good condition