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SOCIALISM [2 records]

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Record 1 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
DEF

A political and economic system in which the state owns all or a large proportion of the means of production, in which planning largely displaces market forces in the allocation of resources, and the reduction of great disparities between individuals in wealth and income is a major objective of social and economic policy. It is a system that has developed a wide range of forms in practice ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Système et régime répondant dans ses principes à [l']objectif [suivant :] l'organisation d'une société égalitaire, libérée des rapports d'exploitation entre les classes sociales et assurant la primauté de l'intérêt collectif sur les intérêts particuliers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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Record 2 2001-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • National and International Economics
DEF

... an economic doctrine ... characterized by state ownership of the means of production, centralized economic planning, and the redistribution of income through taxation and social welfare programs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Doctrine économique et sociale recherchant les conditions d'une société égalitaire dans laquelle les rapports entre les hommes seraient dégagés des formes d'exploitation et où les intérêts collectifs prendraient le pas sur les intérêts particuliers. Cette définition incomplète peut s'appliquer aux nombreuses formes, variantes et tendances du socialisme [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía nacional e internacional
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