I highly recommend the writing of Ha-Joon Chang, a heterodox economist, on this subject. He discusses how all of the advanced economies that now advocate free t

I highly recommend the writing of Ha-Joon Chang, a heterodox economist, on this subject. He discusses how all of the advanced economies that now advocate free trade used protectionism to develop their native industry and gives the modern example of South Korea, which developed rapidly over 50 years by protecting its native industry.