"In many societies the domestic social costs of adjustment to changing patterns of comparative advantage are believed to outweigh the advantages of further trade liberalization."

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Source : Robert Gilpin (2016). “The Political Economy of International Relations”, p.228, Princeton University Press

Robert Gilpin

#Cost Quotes #Patterns Quotes #Social Quotes

“The temples of those who deny the Real Presence are like corpses. The Lord was taken away and we do not know where they have laid Him.”
“That is where the power, opportunity, and choice come from-when you have money. Money equals opportunity. There is no question.”
“I'm willing to throw my body in front of the bus to stop bad ideas.”
“Followers of another political party tell us that we will strengthen ourselves by ignoring our history, our traditions, our mythologies, our culture and vision, and by following the American way.”

Source : "Mystic Trudeau: The Fire and the Rose". Book by B. W. Powe, 2007.
“You may wish me luck, or curse me for a damnable pirate, but do not look for me. I will be gone to parts beyond the sea.”
“A cleric who loses his faith abandons his calling; a philosopher who loses his redefines his subject.”

Source : Ernest Gellner (1959). “Words and Things: A Critical Account of Linguistic Philosophy and a Study in Ideology”
“Run while you still have the chance.”
“Most actors don't grow up with sweet, vanilla parents.”

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