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
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But here’s the thing: That theory has two major omissions, because the collapse in fertility is happening at vastly different political economies.
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Noel King, Vox, 23 Mar. 2025
Kaminer’s analysis of the political economy of international capital and labor regimes still allows space for a sensitive exploration of the culture clash that accompanies this arrangement.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Her research focuses on issues in development economics, political economy, and firm behavior.
—Jaya Wen, Harvard Business Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Daniel Platt, a scholar of political economy, explains how this modern understanding of lending emerged in the early twentieth century—thanks in part to progressive reformers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noel King, Vox, 23 Mar. 2025
Kaminer’s analysis of the political economy of international capital and labor regimes still allows space for a sensitive exploration of the culture clash that accompanies this arrangement.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Her research focuses on issues in development economics, political economy, and firm behavior.
—Jaya Wen, Harvard Business Review, 13 Feb. 2025
Daniel Platt, a scholar of political economy, explains how this modern understanding of lending emerged in the early twentieth century—thanks in part to progressive reformers.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 28 Jan. 2025
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 24 Apr. 2025.
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