It 's important to look at both the political sources of protectionism and its intellectual foundations . The basic rule of trade politics is that producers count more than consumers . The benefits of a trade restriction are usually concentrated on a relatively small , well-organized , and well-informed group of producers , while its costs are spread thinly over a large diffuse group of consumers . As a result , the beneficiaries of trade restriction are usually much more effective politically than its victim ADDIN EN...
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