Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Sergio Martinez
“Two of the most influential voices against free trade in the late 18th and 19th centuries were American founding father Alexander Hamilton and German economist Friedrich List. Both championed a version of the ‘infant industry’ argument, advocating temporary protectionist measures to foster domestic manufacturing in countries still lagging behind industrial leaders like Great Britain.” (06/17/25)
https://fee.org/articles/the-intellectual-foundations-of-protectionism/