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TRADE POLICY AND PROTECTIONISM IN ARGENTINA
Author(s) -
Gallo Andres
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2011.02129.x
Subject(s) - protectionism , international trade , economic interventionism , economics , international economics , commercial policy , government (linguistics) , intervention (counseling) , political science , politics , law , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychiatry
Protectionism can take many different forms. In some cases, strong export performance can mislead observers assessing the trade policy of a country. Such is the case with regard to Argentina, where the strong showing in exports is not the result of a strategy of export‐led economic growth, but rather reflects a complex strategy of government intervention and isolation from international markets in general.