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Should Zambia ban food imports?

Graham Watson

15th April 2017

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This BBC clip looks at Zambian economy's dilemma: the government wanted to protect its farmers and imposed restrictions on the import of foreign-produced fruit and vegetables. However, this contravenes international law and thus the restrictions have been repealed, to the detriment of farmers.

It shows how protectionism is a vexed issue - how it benefits a small, narrowly defined group but at the expense of a broader constituency who might be faced with price increases.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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