section_path: Perspectives/Protectionism
section_name: Protectionism
paragraph_text: Protectionism
  
  Protectionism is the policy of restraining and discouraging trade between states and contrasts with the policy of free trade. This policy often takes the form of tariffs and restrictive quotas. Protectionist policies were particularly prevalent in the 1930s, between the Great Depression and the onset of World War II.