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Byron Dorgan: There is no doctrine of comparative advantage in most of these unfair trade circumstances. Most of what has happened…

On the recordMay 1, 2002
There is no doctrine of comparative advantage in most of these unfair trade circumstances. Most of what has happened with respect to advantage is political; that is, the political system of the country decides we are going to have a state monopoly which trades in your country.
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Byron Dorgan
Democratic · North Dakota

Editor's note · Context

Discussing trade policies and the concept of comparative advantage.

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