The Vacuity of the Free Trade Argument*

Dec 25th 2023, Prabhat Patnaik
Imagine a country that is exposed to relatively unrestricted trade. There are two obvious problems that it can face because of this trade policy: the first is a balance of payments problem because its exports are insufficient relative to its imports.
  
* This article was originally published in the Peoples Democracy on December 24, 2023.


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