US Sugar Import Quotas Have Existed for More Than 50

question 16

Multiple Choice

U.S. sugar import quotas have existed for more than 50 years and preserve about half of the U.S. sugar market for domestic producers. These quotas are examples of ________.

• A) embargoes
• B) nationalization
• C) protectionism
• D) pirating
• E) balance of payments

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