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The Benefits of Trade  

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1 A nation's industries, commerce, standard of living, and all other aspects of its economy are closely intertwined with the economies of foreign nations, through avenues such as goods, capital, technology and enterprise. Rising global prosperity further encourages nations to commit to harnessing relations with others in 'a world shrinking and becoming a single place.'(Marx) Not a new conception, the phenomena 'Globalisation', poses real opportunities and more surreal threats. Many contemporary authors in the field of science, politics and economics alike have resounded differing assumptions that support and contradict this newly formed sense of unity. Milton Friedman, an established economist, proclaims the ideology of a free market where 'no external force, no coercion, no violation of freedom is necessary to produce cooperation among individuals all of whom will benefit' (Friedman, p 2) In this essay, siding with the view of Friedman, I will define the key concepts of the free...

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