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dirigisme

/ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m//ˈdiɚɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/

dirigisme noun: a policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.

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Noun

dirigisme (countable and uncountable, plural dirigismes)

  1. A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.
    • These agents, for the same distributional and paternalistic reasons that motivated many of the socialist experiments in economic dirigisme, may seek to use political authority to modify, at least in part, the results of the market system.1991, James M. Buchanan, The Minimal Politics of Market Order, pp. 222, Cato Journal 11:2
    • In the name of development, the reformed states adopted the dirigisme of colonial administration – forced labour re-emerged in them as well.2011, Robert C. Allen, Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction, page 113

dirigisme meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

dirigisme in Tamil

அரசு பொருளாதாரக் கூட்டுப்பாடு, அரசு பொருளாதாரக் கட்டுப்பாடு

dirigisme in Indonesian

directive economy somewhat approaching centrally planned economy
dirigisme

Forms of dirigisme

pluraldirigismes
alternative formdirigism

Origin of dirigisme

Borrowed from French dirigisme, from diriger (“to run, to direct”), from Latin dirigere (“direct, steer”).

Words formed from dirigisme

Questions about dirigisme

What does dirigisme mean?
Dirigisme means a policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.
What is dirigisme in Tamil?
Dirigisme in Tamil is அரசு பொருளாதாரக் கூட்டுப்பாடு, அரசு பொருளாதாரக் கட்டுப்பாடு. See Dirigisme meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dirigisme?
Dirigisme is a noun.
How do you pronounce dirigisme?
Dirigisme is pronounced /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/ (UK).
What is the plural of dirigisme?
The plural of dirigisme is dirigismes.

Words near dirigisme in the dictionary

  1. diriges
  2. dirigibility
  3. dirigible
  4. dirigibles
  5. dirigism
  6. dirigisme
  7. dirigismes
  8. dirigisms
  9. dirigist
  10. dirigiste
  11. dirigistes

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