He therefore merged political and economic nationalism in coming up with a formula for imperial preference in trade and tariffs.

Bennett promised to end the economic crisis in three days by implementing the old Conservative policy of high tariffs and imperial preference.

Under Constantine, Christianity did not become the exclusive religion of the state, but enjoyed imperial preference, because the emperor supported it with generous privileges.

The Conservatives turned to protection disguised as imperial preference in 1933, and adopted a series of state measures to aid the reduction and consolidation of the declining heavy industries.

Safeguarding, retaliation, imperial preference, protection for industry but not for agriculture, all created a web of almost infinite complexity.

Politically, he was a supporter of imperial preference and established Conservative Clubs and electoral organisations on a constituency basis throughout Sheffield.

In the later part of the nineteenth century the British system of imperial preference was largely dismantled and the Canadian traders lost their advantage in the Caribbean.

The depression had strengthened Mackenzie King's traditional opposition to imperial preferences, and he was anxious to seek freer trade with the United States.

The tariff was challenged by the opposition on the basis that the imperial preference was prejudicial to Canadian interests.

A resolution in favour of imperial preference as proposed by Canada was approved and Chamberlain agreed to bring the idea to the British government.