Essays Tagged: "Protectionism"

IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIES IN SPAIN

ip the country started an industrialization process that brought some prosperity to the country but protectionism and no international perspective slower its growth. During the last decade several fac ...

(9 pages) 336 0 3.8 May/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

US-Japan Automobile Trade Relations

n admitted that they consider the Japanese automobile market to be open. Japan is not the island of protectionism in a sea of free trade that its critic allege. The problem for the U.S. auto-makers is ...

(5 pages) 159 1 3.7 Dec/1995

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Why the Government and the public should NOT focus more energy and funds into bush/country areas- relating specefically to Australia.

lf-determination. No longer does the bush need to be governed and protected by the city. The era of protectionism, where the bush was granted excess funding, and treated as a 'special needs' area is l ...

(2 pages) 17 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Globaphobia.

end toward liberalization of trade and investment.The common ground of this globaphobic grouping is protectionism, often targeted against developing countries. Few things are as inimical to the progre ... ing countries. Few things are as inimical to the progress of poor people of developing countries as protectionism. To overcome backwardness, two elements are integral: producing for export markets and ...

(3 pages) 138 1 4.2 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Why is the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO so Important? Does Experience Suggest that Big Players can Ignore the Rules?

ns of free trade: the US (United States) and the EU (European Union) have both been found guilty of protectionism on separate accounts despite having proclaimed to be ardent protagonists of a rules-ba ...

(6 pages) 151 0 4.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

How The Great Depression affected the US and The World

y policies of the Federal Reserve which restricted the money supply. The second was the recourse to protectionism with measures such as the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, which raised tariffs on imports in ...

(4 pages) 53 0 5.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

School District Bans To Kill a Mockingbird because of racist language. Do you agree with their decision?

blish a news article going against the school board's decision, by saying there decision was, "Over-protectionism that interferes with a school's duty to challenge students to think, to discuss, to un ...

(2 pages) 33 2 2.7 Nov/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee

Exporting Jobs

author, in his opinion, contends that it isn't in the nation's companies best interest to yield to "protectionism"--trying to prevent the jobs from sailing offshore. It has become too expensive to man ... ion policies (i.e. taxes) down to encourage new start-ups not using these legislation policies for "protectionism." The reason why jobs should not be made to remain in the United States is if the comp ...

(2 pages) 42 0 3.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Tariffs

TariffsProtectionism is the economic policy of protecting the industries and agriculture of a state against ... r international discussion of trade issues. Most of the countries also favor free trade and denying protectionism.In an International trade environment, there are many arguments for trade protection. ... ier, in specific industries isenormous. For example: In the steel industries, each job saved throughprotectionism cost over $800,000.Industries that depend on foreign products may have to cut back on ...

(8 pages) 164 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

International Marketing

International MarketingProtectionism: Although trade generally benefits a country as a whole, powerful interests within cou ...

(49 pages) 1187 0 3.5 Jul/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

WTO contributions, dilemmas, and controversies.

benefit rich countries. WTO negotiations favor the interests of investors and neglect agricultural protectionism by rich countries. People criticize that WTO is not very democratic and the poor count ...

(8 pages) 120 0 4.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

An essay on U.S. trade barriers and protectionism.

ial power the world had ever seen -- in a single century. Such was the success of the policy called protectionism that is so disparaged today."- Buchanan on the history of U.S. protectionism:Historica ... across the world.Although Democrats introduced a brief period of lower tariffs in 1913, Republican protectionism reemerged after World War I when high tariffs were imposed again. The Smoot-Hawley Act ...

(13 pages) 220 0 5.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Free trade vs protectionism

ds of living for all participating countries. Yet countries in the world see a need for protection. Protectionism is a policy of protecting home industries from foreign competition by the imposition o ...

(5 pages) 137 0 0.0 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

"Globalisation and Its Impact on Both Developed and Underdeveloped Countries"

play a role, as it seems apparent that they are in fact holding back underdeveloped countries with protectionism, as regions like Sub-Saharan Africa exhibit a comparative advantage in a wide range of ... d make it unachievable. Developed countries play a huge role in the future, as they must reduce the protectionism they have against developing countries. It is estimated that if developing countries d ...

(13 pages) 328 0 3.7 May/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Development Studies

Case Analysis: Biocon Ltd.:Building a Biotech Powerhouse

s patent is changing. Mechanisms to establish a good relationship with the government and to regain protectionism for a process patent are now under active consideration.•Opportunities: Biology-b ... plications to partially harvest its investment. Build a good relationship with government to regain protectionism for a process patent.ReferencesWikipedia. (2007, January 25). Restructuring. Retrieved ...

(9 pages) 70 1 4.0 Mar/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Was life better in 1900 or 1945 for a minority group in Australia - Aborigines. Key Understanding 1.5 - effects of cultural experiences on Australian society

in Australia fared better in 1945 than they di in 1900, due to policies of assimilation rather than protectionism. Although life for Aborigines was still far from their free spirited existence pre col ... came in 1940, when Neville retired, and the government slowly began to move away from his policy of protectionism. The new commissioner for native affairs, Stanley Middleton, did not believe that remo ...

(4 pages) 13 0 0.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Society and Culture- Social and Cultural Continuity and Change: Aboriginal society in Australia

aborigines forced removal from their people, institutionalisation under the laws of paternalism and protectionism to make the Aboriginal people slave labour for the whites, and assimilation to eventua ...

(5 pages) 63 0 5.0 Jun/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

Free Trade Agreement Of Americas

affect both Western economy (specifically the USA) and developing economies (in particular Brazil).Protectionism Whist the Bush administration pushes forward and attempts to gain US Congress approval ... e implications the domestic distribution of sugar, peanuts and orange juice.Technology advocates of protectionism argue that the United States is losing its technological edge to countries like Japan, ...

(10 pages) 56 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

"Thinking Big - A Survey of International Banking"

other closely related issues such as foreign competition, competitive strength, ownership and state protectionism.Theoretically, benefits from M&A are firstly brought about from the pursuit of eco ... os pressured by fast growth, hence money from outside investors is a solution). Nevertheless, state protectionism, unpredictable government's behavior, regional banks' monopoly in local markets, popul ...

(19 pages) 136 0 5.0 Jul/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics

Immigration: A Proposal to Solve Its Problems

er is for a better way of life. Why do some people oppose immigration? The answer is based in fear, protectionism. A compromise would be to develop an immigration process that ultimately leads to fore ...

(4 pages) 101 0 2.5 Jul/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays