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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “And yet, if we compare the prices of articles of food in France, which herself grows most of them, with the prices in…”

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And yet, if we compare the prices of articles of food in France, which herself grows most of them, with the prices in this country, which imports them, we find no difference in favour of the importing country.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin

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Kropotkin argues that despite France's self-sufficiency in food production, prices do not favor imported goods over locally grown food.

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