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Tariff protectionProtection provided by a tariff.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. Externalities argument for protectionExternalities argument for protectionThe (second best) argument that an industry should be protected because it generates positive externalities for other industries or consumers. Content protectionContent protectionSee domestic content protection. Employment argument for protectionEmployment argument for protectionThe use of a tariff or other trade restriction to promote employment, either in the economy at large or in a particular industry. This is a second best argument, since other policies -- such as a fiscal stimulus or a production subsidy -- could achieve the same effect at lower economic cost. Loan protection policyLoan protection policyAn insurance policy in which the insured pays regular premiums in return for insurance against being unable to repay a loan due to accident, sickness or unemployment. In such an event the policy pays a benefit to assist the insured in making the repayments. Further SuggestionsConsumer Credit Protection Act of 1968Investor Protection Scheme Mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI) Self-sufficiency argument for protection Import protection Marine Mammal Protection Act protection applied Protectionism Fairness argument for protection Downside Protection Contingent protection Retirement Protection Act of 1994 Domestic content protection Foreign investment argument for protection Patriotism argument for protection Endogenous protection home responsibilities protection Safeguards protection Second-best argument for protection Effective protection Nominal rate of protection Exchange rate protection Political economy of protection Protectionism National defense argument for protection |
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