Accomodations for infant or weak industries can be provided within trade agreements.

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Pro: Some have proposed allowing time-specific protections for certain industries that get eventually phased out, to allow short-term growth.

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Con: It may be unlikely that more powerful countries would allow for such provisions, especially in the face of opposition from politically powerful domestic industries who want greater access to foreign markets.

Is more trade always beneficial for countries?

Accomodations for infant or weak industries can be provided within trade agreements.

Pros

Cons

Some have proposed allowing time-specific protections for certain industries that get eventually phased out, to allow short-term growth.

It may be unlikely that more powerful countries would allow for such provisions, especially in the face of opposition from politically powerful domestic industries who want greater access to foreign markets.

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Accomodations for infant or weak industries can be provided within trade agreements.

Pro claim 1

Some have proposed allowing time-specific protections for certain industries that get eventually phased out, to allow short-term growth.

Con claim 1

It may be unlikely that more powerful countries would allow for such provisions, especially in the face of opposition from politically powerful domestic industries who want greater access to foreign markets.