protection from import competition
1Consumer protection — laws designed to ensure fair trade competition and the free flow of truthful information in the marketplace. The laws are designed to prevent businesses that engage in fraud or specified unfair practices from gaining an advantage over competitors …
2Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
3Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act — The Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act is the title of several bills that have been introduced in the United States Congress to try to prohibit the import, export, and sale of goods made with sweatshop labor . As of February 2009 …
4Parallel import — A parallel import is a non counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner. Parallel imports are often referred to as grey product, and are implicated in issues of international trade,… …
5Ministry of International Trade and Industry — Miti redirects here. For the village in Estonia, see Miti, Estonia. The Ministry of International Trade and Industry (通商産業省 Tsūshō sangyō shō or MITI) was one of the most powerful agencies of the Government of Japan. At the height of its… …
6international trade — Introduction economic transactions that are made between countries. Among the items commonly traded are consumer goods, such as television sets and clothing; capital goods, such as machinery; and raw materials and food. Other transactions… …
7Nullification Crisis — Events leading to the U.S. Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise …
8Protectionism — Protecting domestic industry from import competition by means of tariffs, quotas, and other trade barriers. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * protectionism pro‧tec‧tion‧is‧m [prəˈtekʆnɪzm] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS when a… …
9protectionism — Notion that governments should protect domestic industry from import competition by means of tariffs , quotas, and other trade barriers. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * protectionism pro‧tec‧tion‧is‧m [prəˈtekʆnɪzm] noun [uncountable]… …
10protective tariff — noun a tariff imposed to protect domestic firms from import competition • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑tariff • Hyponyms: ↑anti dumping duty * * * noun : a tariff that protects domestic producers; especially : one primarily designed to sec …
