We can see now that without import controls corporations are going to chase slave-like labor around the globe until there isn't another country left to go to. I'm guessing everyone is against worker exploitation. What else is the answer? Globalization circumvents any wins for human rights made locally.

The advice worked for both Japan and South Korea. Probably it is the only way to jump from "emerging" to "developed" category, economically.

Nitpicking, but Japan and South Korea rose by being, deliberately and thoughtfully, protectionist, not isolationist. China's doing the same thing now.

What's wrong with isolationism?