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Record 1 2004-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Doctrines, Systems and Policies
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
DEF

An economy which is not based on money, in which buying and selling are absent or rudimentary though barter may occur, and which commonly provides a minimal standard of living.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Doctrines, systèmes et politiques économiques
  • Économie agricole
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

La survie des nombreuses exploitations économiquement non viables semble liée à la capacité de résignation de la famille, qui, de gré ou de force, s'est contentée de maigres revenus et d'une économie de subsistance.

CONT

Les structures économiques de la civilisation rurale sont fondées sur la coexistence d'une économie de subsistance, qui s'incarne dans les petits lopins du paysan, et d'une économie du surplus [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Doctrinas, políticas y sistemas económicos
  • Economía agrícola
  • Sociología industrial y económica
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