perestroika
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- noun
- /ˌpɛrəˈstrɔɪkə/
- Individual and state investment in these three institutions is far more important than the other elements of a radical perestroika; indeed, these three institutions are requisite to the success of the other measures.
- a comprehensive perestroika
Examples
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To him, the solution was clear: the Soviet Union needed an economic, social, and ideological perestroika—a comprehensive restructuring.
Academic text (1996) -
The restructuring (perestroika) now underway in the USSR involves designs for change so profound that it can be called a true revolution.
Academic text (1991) -
The independent historian must assist in moving matters along by means of a little historical perestroika.
Academic text (1991) -
Let us call this bunch of policies perestroika or restructuring.
Academic text (1992) -
Perestroika involves changes in the way economic decisions are made, in the respective roles and criteria of public and private decision makers, in the division of the functions and prerogatives shared by government agencies and public bodies at different levels, and in the body of laws, customs, and generally accepted rules of conduct.
Academic text (1991) -
For India, its own brand of perestroika (massive economic restructuring) and glasnost (opening up to the global economy) roughly coincided with the break-up of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Russia as the successor state.
Academic text (1999) -
The company implemented a program of perestroika to improve its outdated management practices.
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After years of stagnation, the organization underwent perestroika to adapt to the new market conditions.
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The government's perestroika aimed at revitalizing the education system and promoting greater accountability.
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Etymology
Perestroika comes from Russian and literally means 'rebuilding', from the parts pere- 're-' and stroit' 'to build'. So people use it today for any big plan to 'rebuild' or reorganize an organization or system.