infant industry
noun[C]
ECONOMICSukusa newindustrythat is initsearlieststageofdevelopment:
A newly-strengthenedcorporatesectorshouldprovideavaluablesourceof newcapitaltoopenthegatewaytogrowthfor moreinfantindustries.
Examplesofinfant industry
infant industry
Despite this,infantindustryprotection is controversial as a policy recommendation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theinfantindustryeventually must incorporate itself into a market without the protection of government subsidies.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Such policies as establishing a common external tariff and a common trade policy promote aninfantindustryargument.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Even export of rubber boots and shoes, aninfantindustryin the province is increasing tremendously.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The kindest thing one can say about the policy is that it constituted an overgenerous subsidy to aninfantindustry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The firm followed theinfantindustryand greatly prospered.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Second is theinfantindustrytheory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition, countries that put up barriers to imports will often face retaliatory barriers to their exports, potentially hurting the same industries thatinfantindustryprotection is intended to help.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The justification for such a strategy was often made through an appeal to theinfantindustryargument.
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Many of these nations also desire a strengthening of the provisions surrounding food security andinfantindustry.
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