different between economic vs developmentalism

English

Alternative forms

• economick, œconomic (archaic)
• œconomick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French economique, from Latin oeconomicus, from Ancient Greek ??????????? (oikonomikós, “skilled with household management”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i?k??n?m?k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??k??n?m?k/
• Rhymes: -?m?k

Adjective

economic (comparative more economic, superlative most economic)

1. Pertaining to an economy.
2. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
3. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

Usage notes

Modern usage prefers economic when describing the economy of a region or country (and when referring to personal or family budgeting).
Economical is preferred when referring to thrift or value for money.

Derived terms

• economical
• economics

Related terms

• economise
• economize
• economic blockade
• economic warfare

Translations

Anagrams

• oncomice

Ladin

Adjective

economic m pl

1. plural of economich

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin oeconomicus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

economic m (feminine singular economica, masculine plural economics, feminine plural economicas)

1. economic

Derived terms

• economicament

Related terms

• economia

Romanian

Etymology

From French économique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ko?no.mik/

Adjective

economic m or n (feminine singular economic?, masculine plural economici, feminine and neuter plural economice)

1. economic
2. economical

Declension

English

Etymology

developmental +? -ism

Noun

developmentalism (uncountable)

1. An economic theory which states that the best way for Third World countries to develop is through fostering a strong and varied internal market and imposing high tariffs on imported goods.
   • 2006, Mark Mattern, Putting Ideas to Work, Rowman & Littlefield (?ISBN), page 325:

     Most fundamentally, Sachs argues, developmentalism advocates the wrong values. Under developmentalism, the economy dominates society rather than the more rational opposite.

   • 2007, Costas Lapavitsas, Beyond Market-Driven Development, Routledge (?ISBN)

     Nevertheless, the strong political reasons which supported developmentalism had vanished before the World Bank made its diagnosis.

   • 2014, Sumi Madhok, Rethinking Agency: Developmentalism, Gender and Rights, Routledge (?ISBN)

     By invoking developmentalism as more than a statist project for economic growth and one that is also led by an imperative to generate well-being among citizens, I focus on the discursive and other practices through which developmentalism is experienced as a condition, a mode of being and a lived experience.

Translations

Further reading

• developmentalism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia