In: Economics
The United States, as it began its long and successful growth in the early 19th century, consciously promoted domestic production through such activities as tariffs, Clay's American System, and many direct subsidies to railroads, canal companies, farmers (free land) etc. Today we view this blatant example of large scale and extensive import-substitution industrialization as having been very successful. Comment fully on this statement.
The import substitution policies are the methods used to abolish
the import of foreign products and encouraging the domestic
industries. The industrial policy was based on the trade policy and
practices. The trade policy includes inspection regulations, import
and export, tariffs and quotas. This will protect the domestic
industry from foreign competition. These import substitution
policies focused on the development and the self sufficiency by
creating internal market. The state attain economic development
through nationalisation, subsidisation, increased tax rates ah also
highly protectoral trade policies. Like this kind of trade
practices avoid the large scale fall of economy in foreign
trade.
The protection of domestic industries and its enhancement in
production will improve the total GDP and also increase the level
of country’s export. The domestic authority imposes high
restriction over the trade as barriers. This will discourage the
foreign direct investment. This import substitution policy was
successful in large populated countries. Because this enhance the
employment opportunities and also improve the living standard of
the people. The domestic industry protection improves the
development in domestic areas. This enhance the development in the
under developed areas in the economy also.