How Can a Group of Workers, Each Specializing in Certain

question 20

Essay

How can a group of workers, each specializing in certain tasks, produce so much more than the same number of workers who try to produce the entire good or service by themselves? Adam Smith offered three reasons. List them and briefly describe the rationale behind each.

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Definitions:

Non-aggressive Policy

A strategy or approach that avoids direct confrontation or conflict.

Trade with Great Britain

The exchange of goods, services, and capital between Great Britain and other countries, historically significant for its impact on global trade patterns.

Bribe

An illicit payment made to someone to persuade them to act in one's favor by doing something dishonest or illegal.

Support Shift

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