statism
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9.1
- noun
- /ˈsteɪtɪzəm/
- Formal
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estatismo
- Many countries struggle with statism, where the government exerts significant control over the economy.
- welfare statism
Examples
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Ideologically and historically, they are predisposed towards statism as the means of alleviating economic issues.
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The whole Byzantine, convoluted control system is statism at its worst.
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For instance, it cannot prevent statism, nor does it explain the connection between the lack of accountability and economic failure.
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Thus, while Turkey was moving away from statism, the effort was simultaneously encouraging corruption.
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With these three death blows, statism expired and markets became ascendant.
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Both left and right have nasty strains of statism, which is why I am libertarian.
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During the statism period of the 1970s and 1980s, Mexico's industrial property laws were extremely protectionist.
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Zimbabwe's experience shows the limits of statism as a method to uplift a disadvantaged majority.
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Rent seeking also means statism is pervasive, and this has equally deleterious implications for democratization.
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The combination of economic statism and patrimonial governance has engendered cooptation and dependence on the part of indigenous entrepreneurs.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
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7.5
A system that puts most political power in one government
A political system where the state controls much of the economy and society
Government control of industry and resources that limits private business
Antonyms
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8.8
Belief that people should have as much personal freedom as possible with little government control
Compounds
How Statist
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word statism comes from state (the government) and the ending -ism meaning 'belief' or 'system', so it names the idea that the state should have strong control over society and the economy.