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Chapter 2The Law of Comparative Advantage 2.1 Introduction The basic questions that we seek to answer in this chapter are: What is the basis for trade and what are the gains from trade? What is the patter of trade? 2.2 The Mercantilists’ views on trade Mercantilists maintained that the way for a nation to become rich and powerful was to export more than it imported. And they preached economic nationalism, believing that one nation could gain only at the expense of other nations. So national interests were basically in conflict. Question 1 Why did mercantilists’ view on international