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MENTAL MODEL · M6234

Import Substitution Industrialization, ISI

Import Substitution Industrialization, ISI
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Developing countries reduce dependence on foreign countries by protecting domestic markets with high tariffs and supporting domestic enterprises to produce industrial goods that were previously imported. The aim is to establish an independent industrial system.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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The initiation of internal circulation. In the early stages of personal capacity building, do not rush to outsource. Even if you do worse than others and at higher cost, insist on "doing it yourself" (import substitution). This is the necessary path to building core technical accumulation and independence.

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Support domestic manufacturing through tariffs and protection to replace imports and promote industrialization.

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