protectionist

protectionist
protectionism pro‧tec‧tion‧is‧m [prəˈtekʆnɪzm] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS
when a government tries to help industry, farming etc in its own country by taxing foreign goods that compete with it, so limiting the number that can be imported:

• Economists know that protectionism promotes inefficiency and waste.

• protectionism and trade wars

— protectionist noun [countable] :

• His reluctance to fight the trade issue politically will only help the protectionists succeed.

— protectionist adjective :

• protectionist laws that shield the nation's computer industry from foreign competition

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protectionist UK US /prəˈtekʃənɪst/ adjective ECONOMICS
► protectionist laws or methods are intended to help a country's trade or industry by putting taxes on goods bought from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported: protectionist measures/policies »

Such protectionist measures penalise exporters in developing countries.

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protectionist laws/measures/legislation

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protectionist UK US /prəˈtekʃənɪst/ noun [C] ECONOMICS
► someone who supports helping a country's trade or industry by putting taxes on goods bought from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported: »

The government has labelled many critics of its booming exports as trade protectionists.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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