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Friedrich List's National System

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An economic theory advocating for protective tariffs and state investment in infrastructure to promote national industrial development, adopted in Prussia.

AP course connection

Topic 6.3: 6.3 Second-Wave Industrialization and Its Effects

Unit 6

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