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import substitution

A method employed by a government to stimulate the economy by substituting domestic products for similar imported products. Import substitution may be encouraged through publicity campaigns, such as the "Buy American" campaign launched to decrease trade deficits in the United States, or enforced by means of tariffs and other trade barriers.

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