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Author: William A. McEachern
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Chapter 21, Problem 2.3PA
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The policy that is preferred by the domestic producers and consumers between import-substitution policy and export-promotion policy.
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The measures taken by the government to reduce the import of goods and services by promoting local businesses to develop the goods and services indigenously is known as import-substitution policy, whereas the measures taken by the government to promote the export of locally produced goods and services in the global market is known as an export-promotion policy.
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