infant industry

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• infant industry — ➔ industry * * * infant industry UK US noun [C] ECONOMICS ► a new industry that is in its earliest stage of development: »A newly strengthened corporate sector should provide a valuable source of new capital to open the gateway to growth for more …   Financial and business terms

• Infant industry argument — The infant industry argument is an economic reason for protectionism. The crux of the argument is that nascent industries often do not have the economies of scale that their older competitors from other countries may have, and thus need to be… …   Wikipedia

• Infant-Industry Theory — A school of thought that believes emerging domestic industries should be protected until they become stable and mature. Proponents of the infant industry theory argue that governments should use tariffs, quotas and duty taxes to keep… …   Investment dictionary

• infant industry — A new industry that may merit some protection against foreign competition in the short term. The argument in favour of providing protection, say in the form of a tariff on imported competitors goods, is that it would provide a period during which …   Big dictionary of business and management

• infant industry —  New manufacturing companies. Infant industries have the potential for economies of scale if they survive long enough to grow. Governments frequently protect these firms from international competition through tariff barriers …   American business jargon

• infant industry argument — Argument that industries in the developing and emerging sectors of the economy need protection against international competition in order to establish themselves. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary …   Financial and business terms

• Industry — The category describing a company s primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * industry in‧dus‧try [ˈɪndəstri] noun industries PLURALFORM 1.… …   Financial and business terms

• industry — The category describing a company s primary business activity. This category is usually determined by the largest portion of revenue. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * industry in‧dus‧try [ˈɪndəstri] noun industries PLURALFORM 1. [uncountable] …   Financial and business terms

• infant — infanthood, n. infantlike, adj. /in feuhnt/, n. 1. a child during the earliest period of its life, esp. before he or she can walk; baby. 2. Law. a person who is not of full age, esp. one who has not reached the age of 18 years; a minor. 3. a… …   Universalium

• infant — /ˈɪnfənt / (say infuhnt) noun 1. a baby. 2. a child during the earliest period of its life. 3. Law a person who is not of full age, especially one who has not attained the age of eighteen years. 4. a beginner, as in learning. 5. anything in the… …  

• Infant formula — An infant being fed from a baby bottle. Infant formula is a manufactured food designed and marketed for feeding to babies and infants under 12 months of age, usually prepared for bottle feeding or cup feeding from powder (mixed with water) or… …   Wikipedia