Frederic Bastiat's "Petition of the Candlemakers" Most Directly Refutes Which

question 221

Multiple Choice

Frederic Bastiat's "Petition of the Candlemakers" most directly refutes which of the following arguments for protectionism?

• A)increased domestic employment argument
• B)infant industry argument
• C)cheap foreign labor argument
• D)diversification-for-stability argument

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