
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Part 1
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The Effects of the Division of Labor
If there is no mobility of products either, then every country is economically isolated and autarctic. The theory of comparative cost answers this question. It assigns to the various geographic areas specific functions in the complex of the processes of production. Exercise and practice of specific tasks adjust individuals better to their performance. Vocational types emerge. People become specialists.
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