political economy
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: the theory or study of the role of public policy in influencing the economic and social welfare of a political unit
political economist
noun
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Early capitalism and its disciplinary concomitant, the then-nascent field of political economy, understood workers not as people, with a craving for vastness, but as animals, who aspire to nothing more ornate than subsistence.
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Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Climate change and technological development are altering the nature of competitive advantage–and with it the political economy of trade.
—Bybørge Brende, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
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Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Climate change and technological development are altering the nature of competitive advantage–and with it the political economy of trade.
—Bybørge Brende, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for political economy
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“Political economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20economy. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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