ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dirigisme

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈdɪɹɪʒɪz(ə)m/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dirigisme is a noun meaning A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.

Meaning

A policy of strong state control over the economy and related social matters.

Example Sentences

In the name of development, the reformed states adopted the dirigisme of colonial administration – forced labour re-emerged in them as well.
These agents, for the same distributional and paternalistic reasons that motivated many of the socialist experiments in economic dirigisme, may seek to use political authority to modify, at least in part, the results of the market system.

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