American School (economics)
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The American School, also known as the National System, represents three different yet related constructs in politics, policy and philosophy. The policy existed from the 1790s to the 1970s, waxing and
Alexander Hamilton's ideas and three Reports to Congress formed the philosophical basis of the American School.
U.S. Senator Henry Clay, leader of the Whig Party and advocate for the American System
Abraham Lincoln, an "Old Henry Clay tariff Whig" by his own definition, enacted much of the American School's core policies into law during his tenure as President from 1861 through 1865.
Friedrich List
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Daniel Friedrich List was a German entrepreneur, diplomat, economist and political theorist who developed the nationalist theory of political economy in both Europe and the United States. He was a for
American School (economics)
…States and Second Bank of the United States as well as various protectionist measures such as the Tariff of 1828. Leading proponents were economists Friedrich List (1789–1846) and Henry Carey (1793–1879). List was a leading 19th Century German and American economist who called it the "National System" and developed…
Lithography of List by Josef Kriehuber, 1845
List's design for a greater German railway network, published after his death
Portrait of Elise List by Joseph Karl Stieler, housed in the Gallery of Beauties of King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Memorial statue at the main railway station of Leipzig