The biggest qualm I have with fair trade is its basic ignorance of comparative advantage. |
Rachid warned that African countries must not focus on the few products in which individual states enjoy a comparative advantage. |
Legal practitioners have a vast comparative advantage over law schools in teaching practical lawyering skills. |
The developing world probably does enjoy a comparative advantage in the production of certain agricultural goods. |
What they need instead is an open marketplace in which to compete using their comparative advantage. |
A more general point is to consider the economic concept of comparative advantage. |