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Schumpeter's gale

Schumpeter's gale proper noun: the principle of creative destruction; the obsolescence of existing products due to the introduction of new products.

Proper noun

Schumpeter's gale

  1. The principle of creative destruction; the obsolescence of existing products due to the introduction of new products.

Origin of Schumpeter's gale

From Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy.

Questions about Schumpeter's gale

What does Schumpeter's gale mean?
Schumpeter's gale means the principle of creative destruction; the obsolescence of existing products due to the introduction of new products.
What part of speech is Schumpeter's gale?
Schumpeter's gale is a proper noun.

Words near Schumpeter's gale in the dictionary

  1. Schumms
  2. Schumpert
  3. Schumperts
  4. Schumpetarian
  5. Schumpeter
  6. Schumpeter's gale
  7. Schumpeteresque
  8. Schumpeterian
  9. Schumpeterianism
  10. Schums
  11. schungite

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