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From the looms of 18th century Bengal to clothing factories in Cape Town, tariffs have shaped the global economy not through free markets but through force. Photo: Pieter Bauermeister/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Tariffs, power and the myths of free trade

From the looms of 18th century Bengal to clothing factories in Cape Town, tariffs have shaped the global economy not through free markets but through force

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