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There are many economic arguments for free trade which have great intuitive force. It improves the international division of labour. It recognises and respects ‘comparative advantage’. There is the maximum wealth creation internationally and a more efficient allocation of resources nationally and internationally. Whether these arguments are as heavily supported by evidence as they are by intuition is more doubtful.
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© 1987 Edmund Dell
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Dell, E. (1987). The Economic Case for Free Trade. In: The Politics of Economic Interdependence. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18874-1_15
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