Just look at the U.S. as an example - if they followed Smith's advice, they would still continue to trade cotton. The US is (still) the third largest cotton pr

Just look at the U.S. as an example - if they followed Smith's advice, they would still continue to trade cotton. The US is (still) the third largest cotton producer in the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_production_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_production_in_the_Unite... https://www.npr.org/2013/12/02/248243399/technology-subsidies-make-us-cotton-king https://www.npr.org/2013/12/02/248243399/technology-subsidie...