Choose two assumptions you think most unreal in free trade theories. Discuss how the GVCs (global value chains) today have complemented the conventional free trade theories.

Free Trade Theories
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According to the World Bank, goods should be imported and exported freely, without any discrimination, and all industries should play their significant role in this regard. Free trade is what importers and exporters support due to its multiple benefits: it helps them to target potential buyers worldwide, paves their ways towards the peak of success, allow them to find emerging markets and gives them lots of chances to generate huge revenues (Hayakawa et al., 2018). However, there are a lot of assumptions that look unreal and meaningless in free trade theories. For example, the assumption that the world stood at $650 billion in 2016 has nothing to do with reality. Observations reveal that international trading has been negatively impacted due to the involvement and unnecessary interference of the United States and other developed countries. Secondly, those who claim that their businesses have seen a boost in recent weeks might be wrong. Free trade has its own ups and downs. Since the 20th century, lots of policies have been made to allow free trading...