abstract:The country quota was a part of the New Zealand electoral system from 1881 until 1945. Its effect was to make urban constituencies more populous than those in rural areas, thus making rural votes worth more in general elections.
Tariff barriers, import quotaandsubsidiesare the measures most in use for onecountry to protect its domesticmarket and helpnationalbusinesseswithstand the competitionofforeigncompetitors.
Icelandic negotiator Tomas Heidar told the BBC Scotland news website his country's quota for 2011 ensured an unchanged share of 16%-17% for Iceland in mackerel fisheries next year.