0 relating to actions by a government to help its country's trade or industry by taxing goods bought from other countries: --
1 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 laws/measures/legislation
protectionist measures/policies Such protectionist measures penalise exporters in developing countries.
2 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: --
I do by no means deny that regional agreements may serve protectionist purposes.
The disruptions were attributed to the passivity of the consumer or the protectionist agricultural policy.
Since we are focused on trade policy, a single policy dimension is useful; preferences range from protectionist to free trade.
Their assumptions are organicist and modernist; their policy inclinations are protectionist and nationalist.
Such a protectionist effect, whether intentional or not, runs counter to principles of a liberalized system of international trade.
Both the protectionist and the children's rights models give insufficient recognition to the importance of care and caregiving.
In particular, how might we describe the epistemic orientation reflected in these protectionist health policies?
The workshop provided an opportunity for both scientists and animal protectionists to effect an outcome having widespread significance.
