The Structure of Protection in Developing Countries.

Abstract

Developing countries pursued a policy of import substitution in an effort to improve their balance-of-payments positions and to foster the development of their manufacturing industries. This book provides criteria for evaluating policies of protection and applies these criteria to the cases of seven countries. The method of evaluation applied makes use of the recently developed effective protection measure, which takes into account tariffs not only on the product itself, but also on the inputs used in its manufacture. The book provides a conceptual framework for the country studies, supplies background information on the national economies of the countries in question, evaluates the results of estimates of effective protection for the individual countries, and suggests guidelines for protection policies.