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BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOR POLICY [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A course of action through which a country tries to reduce unemployment and increase domestic output by raising tariffs and instituting non-tariff barriers that impede imports, or by accomplishing the same objective through competitive devaluation.

Key term(s)
  • beggar-my-neighbor policy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Approche selon laquelle un pays tente de réduire le chômage et d'accroître la production nationale en haussant les droits de douane et en instituant des barrières non tarifaires qui entravent les importations, ou en poursuivant le même objectif par une course à la dépréciation.

Key term(s)
  • politique du chacun pour soi
  • politique d'appauvrissement du voisin

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
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