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Economists define free trade as the ability of people to undertake economic transactions with people in other countries free from any restraints imposed by governments or other regulators. To date the United States is the country closest to a complete pure free trade. In which we are one of the most powerful and richest countries in the world. In the next few paragraphs I will go over the benefits and consequences socially and politically that come with free trade. As well as how economist view free trade a beneficial to a society.
For economists, the benefits of free trade are explained by the theory of comparative advantage, which defined means a lower relative cost of production than someone else. With this as long as each country specializes in products that it has a comparative advantage in, trade will be beneficial to both countries. Yet some economists argue that free trade with developing countries, where wages are usually lower and working hours are longer than in......

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