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Old 10-10-2005, 11:36 AM   #12 (permalink)
Sameer
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Balance of trade essentially means exports - imports,

GDP= CONSUMPTION +INVESTMENT+ GOVT SPENDING+ (EXPORTS-IMPORTS) in its simplest form, bangladesh says that they will be importing more than they will be exporting to India but this is hogwash.

There are cases wherein a quota system or even a tariff system is a maximal solution and also producing the good in which you have a comparative advantage in producing, ie its relatively cheaper for bangladesh to produce a certain basekt of goods, is better and more efficient for Bangladesh and they still end up having more national income.
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