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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: It would be a gross error to imagine that the decline of foreign imports is mainly due to high protective duties.

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It would be a gross error to imagine that the decline of foreign imports is mainly due to high protective duties.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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He argues against the simplistic view that high protective duties are the main reason for the decline in foreign imports.

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