America’s Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program, for example, was enacted in 1962 for the manufacturing-based economy of yesteryear. According to a report published by the Peterson Institute, only two million US workers have benefited from TAA since 1974.
Malheureusement, les programmes de protection sociale destinés aux travailleurs contraints de déménager en raison de la mondialisation ou de sa pression sont tout aussi obsolètes que les théories de l'avantage comparatif.