When Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba in 1959, Cuba's exports were predominantly sugar and tobacco and these exports made up a relatively large part of its economy. To counter this dependence on two goods, Castro's economic advisers used which of the following arguments to persuade him to impose trade restrictions?

a. comparative advantage argument
b. infant industries argument
c. national security argument
d. antidumping argument
e. diversity of industry argument

E

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