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by davidw 4184 days ago
Probably not: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparative_advantage#Ricardo.2...

To take your pot example, there are places where it grows well, and places where it's not so easy to grow. It's better for everyone if it's grown in the easy places, and traded for goods that are more easily produced in the 'not so easy' places.

That's the theory, at least. Naturally, that specific example also has a lot of legal issues surrounding it!