History A-Level
Import substitution
What Import substitution means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Import substitution
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A means of pursuing self-sufficiency by replacing foreign goods with domestic production, supported by tariffs and state investment through the INI.
Topics that use Import substitution
- Establishing Franco’s dictatorship, 1938–56 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Autarky
- Authoritarian consolidation
- Cold War alignments
- Corporatism
- Factionalism and balance of power
- Fascist influences and adaptation
- Gender and society
- Ideological indoctrination
Using Import substitution in the exam
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