Protectionism

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Protectionism \Pro*tec"tion*ism\, n. (Polit. Econ.)
     The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See {Protection},
     4.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  protectionism
       n : the policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order
           to protect home industries from overseas competition