Cobden And His Pamphlet Considered

In this letter to Richard Cobden, Alfred Bate Richards challenges the ideas presented in Cobden's pamphlet on the Corn Laws and argues for a more nuanced approach to reforming British economic policy. Richards questions Cobden's assumptions about the benefits of free trade and offers his own perspectives on the role of government in regulating commerce.
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