Nascent Industries Require Adequate Protection from Foreign Competition Because

Nascent industries require adequate protection from foreign competition because:

A) they experience economies of scale.
B) they experience diseconomies of scale.
C) the quality of the products of such industries are comparatively inferior than the products of their foreign competitors.
D) they do not have adequate resources to undertake research and development.
E) their initial costs of production are considerably higher than the foreign firms.