A Major Reason Why It Is Difficult to Lower the Barriers

question 16

Multiple Choice

A major reason why it is difficult to lower the barriers to free trade is

• A) that total benefits are less than total costs from free trade.
• B) that the barriers allow us to compete with cheap foreign labour.
• C) the loss of jobs without any gain of jobs from free trade.
• D) the uneven distribution of gains and losses from free trade.
• E) the inability to compensate losers from free trade.

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Male Cone's

Cone-bearing structures on male plants, especially conifers, which produce pollen as part of the reproductive process.

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