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political-economic

political-economic adjective: of, pertaining to, or influenced by political economy.

Adjective

political-economic (comparative more political-economic, superlative most political-economic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or influenced by political economy.
    • But, as Marx was later to remark, “the anatomy of civil society is political economy,” and thus a radical critique of human alienation required the development of a political-economic critique as well.1979, Stephen K. Levine, “Marxist Anthropology and the Critique of Everyday Life”, in Stanley Diamond, editor, Toward a Marxist Anthropology: Problems and Perspectives, →ISBN, page 13
    • Political economy must begin with a recognition of the inherently conflictual nature of international relations. The nation is, as early mercantilists held, the key unit of political-economic analysis.1997, “Classical Mercantilism”, in George T. Crane, Abla Amawi, editors, The Theoretical Evolution of International Political Economy: A Reader, 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 36
  2. (sum of parts) Political and economic.

Synonyms of political-economic

Forms of political-economic

comparativemore political-economic
superlativemost political-economic

Origin of political-economic

From political + economic.

Questions about political-economic

What does political-economic mean?
Political-economic means of, pertaining to, or influenced by political economy.
What part of speech is political-economic?
Political-economic is an adjective.

Words near political-economic in the dictionary

  1. political unit
  2. political units
  3. political vacuum
  4. political vacuums
  5. political warfare
  6. political-economic
  7. politicalese
  8. politicalise
  9. politicalised
  10. politicalises
  11. politicalising

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