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Explain how differences in Opportunity Cost gives rise to international trade - Discuss the most important influences on the UK's International Competitiveness.
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Economics: International Trade The United Kingdom's Balance of Payments on the current account is consistently in deficit. This is due to a poor performance of international trade. a) Explain how differences in Opportunity Cost gives rise to international trade. b) Discuss the most important influences on the UK's International Competitiveness. a) International trade is important to the economic growth and development of countries. Both developed and developing countries prosper from increasing interdependence and trade. Put simply, the standard of living that a country enjoys depends almost entirely on its ability to best satisfy people's wants and needs with the scarce resources available. That is, how well a society can translate its scarce resources into goods and services that are most desired will determine whether a poor country can break its cycle of poverty and whether a rich country can take its economy to new heights. Many factors determine a country's ability to produce goods and...
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