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    Averting a slump: it's the politics, stupid

    Mon, 02/02/2009 - 15:27 EDT - FT.com- Comments
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    We know what happened during the 1930s when tariffs were raised in response to similar calls to 'protect' British jobs, writes Philip Stephens

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