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Nit i 4 EDITION JOSHUA S. GOLDSTEIN a0] ema La LO1h Theories Trade [Autarky One cbvious way t avoid becom ing dependent on other states, expecially for SANCTIONS BITE aweak sate whone trading partners would tend tobe more powerul sto avoid trading and instead to ty to produce everthing it feeds by ite Sich a sategy is called lf relace or autarky. But it has proven inef- fective. A slfelint sate pays a very high ‘cont to produce goods for which it doesnot Ihave a comparative advantage. As other states cooperate among themsaives 0 max mie thei joint creation of wealth, the rla- tive power of the autakic state in the {ntemational system tends to fall States that have relied om a policy of sutarky have inde lagged behind hers. A

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