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AUTARKIC [1 record]

Record 1 2003-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
DEF

[Said of a] nation which produces all that it consumes. ... Self-sufficiency is contrary to the principle of comparative advantage and hence requires the uneconomic production of some things.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
DEF

Se dit d'un pays qui pratique l'autosuffisance.

CONT

Les quatre causes principales étant à la base du régime autosuffisant sont : une planification impérative, la crainte d'une dépendance économique par trop étroite, une idéologie [estimant la guerre inévitable] le blocus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía nacional e internacional
DEF

Se dice de un país que se autoabastece, produce dentro de sus fronteras todo lo que necesita sin realizar cambios con el exterior.

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