Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The advocacy, system, or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting, as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The doctrine of the protectionists; the system of protection. See
protection , 4.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Polit. Econ.) The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See
protection , 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
policy ofprotecting thedomestic producers of aproduct byimposing tariffs ,quotas or other barriers onimports .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition
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Examples
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They argue that we can squelch popular support for protectionism by making the tax code more progressive: The best way to avert the rise in protectionism is by instituting a New Deal for globalization -- one that links engagement with the world economy to a substantial redistribution of income.
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As people apply the term protectionism as it pertains to outsourcing and the destruction of our Middle-class was and has been a "conspiracy" to transfer the wealth of the nation to the elites and "corpracy" that now appear to rule our nation; the impact of this globalization is now threatening the very existence of our entire social structure and the outsourcing still continues unabated.
Free Trade Is A Misnomer; So-Called Protectionism Is A Matter of Self Survival 2009
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Now McCain today declaring that in his opinion the consequences of what he called protectionism and isolationism could cause immense harm to middle class Americans.
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DOBBS: Alan Greenspan has said in effect that he is very concerned about the rising tide of what he called protectionism, do you view this legislation as protectionism?
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He rejected what he called protectionism and both leaders said they'd work to perfect a trade agreement enacted between the countries last year.
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Normal market incentives (out performing your competition) are sufficient incentive for Creativity, protectionism is not needed.
Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Mitch Potter of the Star reported this week on the increase in protectionism in the U.S.,
Canadian Options for American Protectionism : Law is Cool 2009
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If the emerging markets do not start to seriously revalue, trade war and protectionism is bound to begin in earnest.
Western Governments' Addiction To Credit And The Rise Of China ADVFN Clem Chambers 2010
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Yes, of course protectionism is anti-liberty, but so is tax collection so that roads to cities you're never going to visit, but we are okay with that.
Economic Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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They imply that protectionism is always bad, but people want jobs in their countries, and they want the money flowing around them.
Campaign Season Economics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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