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Content protectionSee domestic content protection.Similar MatchesBuilding Societies Investor Protection SchemeBuilding Societies Investor Protection SchemeA scheme set up to give limited protection to people with share and/or deposit accounts in authorised building societies which fail. Building societies are regulated and supervised by the Financial Services Authority and this scheme was replaced by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in December 2001. In the case of an authorised building society being wound up there is a provision to pay compensation of 90% of a person's shares and/or deposits up to a set maximum. Retirement Protection Act of 1994Retirement Protection Act of 1994Legislation designed to protect the pension benefits of workers and retirees by increasing required support of pension plans by employers. Self-sufficiency argument for protectionSelf-sufficiency argument for protectionThe view that a country is better off providing for its own needs than depending on imports. It may be based on fear that war or foreign governments will interrupt imports. This is a second-best argument, since many policies could provide for that contingency without sacrificing all the gains from trade. Safeguards protectionSafeguards protectionImport protection provided under the Safeguards Clause. National defense argument for protectionNational defense argument for protectionThe argument that imports should be restricted in order to sustain a domestic industry so that it will be available in case of trade disruption due to war. This is a second best argument, since there are a variety of ways of providing for defense at lower economic cost, including production subsidies, mothballing, and stockpiling. Further SuggestionsDomestic distortions argument for protectionForeign investment argument for protection Administered protection Deposit Protection Scheme mortgage protection Mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) Domestic content protection Securities Investor Protection Corporation Import protection Environmental protection argument for a trade intervention Balance of payments argument for protection Protection Effective rate of protection Endogenous protection home responsibilities protection Patriotism argument for protection Noneconomic objectives argument for protection Infant industry protection Tariff protection Externalities argument for protection Contingent protection Call protection Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968 Payment protection insurance loan protection policy |
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