Re:Jack Ma: 'If trade stops, war starts'
by tossaway322 on Monday February 06, 2017 @11:39AM
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Ma notwithstanding, history shows that trade does not prevent war (and that the idea that it does springs from unbridled optimism about the nature of man). This has been much discussed:
"Can Free Trade Really Prevent War?": https://mises.org/library/can-free-trade-really-prevent-war
"Trade Can Bring War": http://blogs.reuters.com/breakingviews/2015/01/09/review-tra...