> Fletcher’s last argument is empirical, rather than theoretical [..] he makes a list of the nations in the world that have had the most remarkable economic growth, including the UK, US, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and China. He then divides them into two groups: the group that experienced hyper-growth from protectionist policies and the group that experienced hyper-growth from free trade policies. Here’s the list split into the two groups:

    Protectionist Success Stories: UK, US, Germany, Japan, South Korea, China

    Free Trade Success Stories: N/A