ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -protectionism, policy of protecting domestic industries against foreign competition by means of tariffs, subsidies, import quotas, or other restrictions or handicaps placed on the imports of foreign competitors.

Detailed explanation-2: -Trade barriers are often enacted to protect industries and workers within a country. This is referred to as protectionism. For example, tariffs, quotas and embargoes make foreign goods more expensive and less available.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tariffs are meant to protect domestic industries by raising prices on their competitors’ products. However, tariffs can also hurt domestic companies in related industries while raising prices for consumers. Tariffs can also erode competitiveness in the protected industries.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most common barrier to trade is a tariff–a tax on imports. Tariffs raise the price of imported goods relative to domestic goods (good produced at home). Another common barrier to trade is a government subsidy to a particular domestic industry. Subsidies make those goods cheaper to produce than in foreign markets.