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TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS [2 records]

Record 1 1998-03-03

English

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

An economic theory that financial benefits given to big business will in turn pass down to smaller businesses and consumer.

Key term(s)
  • trickle down theory
  • trickle down economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
CONT

President Bush advocates trickle-down economics. [Remark made by Bill Clinton].

CONT

The worst single tax change of the Tory years, was and remains the $ 100 000 lifetime capital-gains tax exemption. This was trickle-down economics.

Key term(s)
  • trickle down economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
OBS

Économie des effets de retombée : voir trickle-down theory. Économie du ruissellement : proposé par un économiste. Économie de la percolation : par analogie avec théorie de la percolation (terminologie parlementaire (BT-189, 1989].

Spanish

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