Specialisation and comparative advantage, the gains from trade, protectionism and globalisation.
Specialisation and comparative advantage
Countries gain by specialising in goods they produce at lower opportunity cost (comparative advantage) and trading. This raises total world output and consumption beyond self-sufficiency.
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