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regional policy  

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  • A nationally or internationally oriented policy to foster national or intraregional development or regional international trade. In the context of national development, it could be seen as a subsidy to enhance regional development, for which retaliatory action (countervailing or actionable duty under the World Trade Organization rules) should not be taken. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Regional Policy]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/regional_policy

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