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Rice and free trade - let’s speak more plainly

April 29th, 2008 · No Comments

In my last post, I said that governments wont open up the free trade of food because domestic prices would increase, leading to discontent. But perhaps, I should make the point a bit stronger. Domestic consumers will starve.
Here’s Bryan Caplan, from his book The Myth of the Rational Voter:
“Maybe the rich are less protectionist because [...]

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