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redistributionism

redistributionism noun: the political and economic philosophy of redistribution of wealth.

Noun

redistributionism (uncountable)

  1. The political and economic philosophy of redistribution of wealth.
    • Obama's predecessor was famously intolerant of details, but Obama is a wonk par excellence. He'll see your post neo-classical endogenous growth theory, and raise you his Chicago School-influenced, market-oriented redistributionism, augmented by the latest research in behavioural economics.2009 February 28, Oliver Burkeman, “Be wonkish and dress down: how Gordon can click with Obama”, in The Guardian

Origin of redistributionism

From redistribution + -ism.

Questions about redistributionism

What does redistributionism mean?
Redistributionism means the political and economic philosophy of redistribution of wealth.
What part of speech is redistributionism?
Redistributionism is a noun.

Words near redistributionism in the dictionary

  1. redistributes
  2. redistributing
  3. redistribution
  4. redistribution of wealth
  5. redistributional
  6. redistributionism
  7. redistributionist
  8. redistributionists
  9. redistributions
  10. redistributions of wealth
  11. redistributive

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