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The decline of imports is much better explained by the growth of home industries.
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Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin
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gutenberg.orgPetr Alekseevich Kropotkin: “The decline of imports is much better explained by the growth of home industries.”
Editor's note · Context
Kropotkin attributes the decline in imports more to the rise of domestic industries than to protectionist measures.
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