How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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He explained that Usonia had a comparative advantage in 
consuming, and that this capacity was a great benefi t to the 
entire ocean. No other island, he argued, had citizens of such 
voracious appetites, who could always be relied on to demand 
more. Usonians’ wide roads, big carts, and big huts made 
them the most effi cient consumers! 
The optimistic, can-do spirit of Usonia also meant that its 
citizens never feared to spend…even when they didn’t have 
two guppies to rub together. As a result, other islands could 
effi ciently outsource consumption to Usonia! 
On the fl ip side, Barnacle explained that the Sinopians were 
considered the best at generating savings and manufacturing 
products. Therefore, he argued, “It is simply more effi cient to 
outsource production to Sinopia.”

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