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In common language, especially in Business , a quota is a time-measured goal for Production or achievement. An Assembly Line worker might have a quota for the number of products made; a salesperson might have a quota to meet for weekly sales; a Police Officer might have a quota for Tickets issued or Arrests made. In trade, a quota is a form of Protectionism used to restrict the Import of something to a specific quantity (Sawyer & Sprinkle, ''International Economics, 2nd Edition'' , 2003, p 157). The number of cars imported from Japan may have a quota of 50,000 vehicles per annum to protect auto manufacturers in the United States . In Proportional Representation , a quota is a lowerbound on the number of votes needed to be elected. There are a number of such schemes: In computing: In affirmative action: In immigration: In the IMF |
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