Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · Protectionism

Protectionism — practice question

What key argument could a government in a small country put forward during a deepening global recession to defend raising import tariffs and introducing other trade protectionist measures?

  • Ato protect the country from a rise in domestic unemployment
  • Bto protect the country’s terms of trade
  • Cto protect the domestic economy from increasing prices
  • Dto protect the domestic economy from the import of poor quality goods

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