As nouns the difference between favouritism and protectionism
is that favouritism is the unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another while protectionism is a system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
favouritism
English
Alternative forms
* favoritism (US)
Noun
(
en noun)
(British) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
protectionism
Noun
(politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.