This simple example is derived from an economic law discovered by David Ricardo that has always fascinated me, called the law of Comparative Advantage.

这个简单的例子来自于大卫•李嘉图发现的一条经济学定律，即所谓的“比较优势法则”，它总能让我着迷。

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Now, however, Kampala believes that Uganda’s comparative advantage in food production is the best immediate opportunity for achieving economic growth.

然而，坎帕拉（Kampala）现在相信乌干达在食品生产上的竞争优势是实现经济增长的最佳直接机会。

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However, due to differences in economic growth, products with comparative advantage do not necessarily have competitive advantage on the world market.

然而，由于存在经济增长差异，有比较优势的产品，在国际市场上不一定有竞争优势。

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However, as David Ricardo observed almost 200 years ago, economic optimisation is about comparative advantage.

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Worse, it violates arguably the most powerful economic idea ever conceived in comparative advantage.

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The problem, and this explains your firing, is that your musings reveal a shocking lack of knowledge about how rich and poor economies work, the purpose of currencies, and the role of comparative advantage in lifting all economic boats.

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