The Global Division of Labour Did Not Arise Out of Simple

question 5

Multiple Choice

The global division of labour did not arise out of simple local choices freely given but in the historical context of colonialism and domination by the industrial core over the rest of the world. As a result, the best concept to understand this is:

• A) comparative advantage
• B) absolute advantage
• C) competitive advantage
• D) relative advantage

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