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COSTO SOCIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-07-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- social cost
1, record 1, English, social%20cost
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- social opportunity cost 2, record 1, English, social%20opportunity%20cost
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The full cost to society of economic activities. While consumers will pay the production costs incurred in a business, there may be additional costs that are not included in the price and that must be paid for by the public. Examples include the pollution of the environment and the health-care costs of injured or ill workers. 3, record 1, English, - social%20cost
Record 1, Key term(s)
- social costs
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Économique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coût social
1, record 1, French, co%C3%BBt%20social
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Perte ou inconvénient généralement difficile à mesurer, que subit parfois la collectivité en raison de certaines activités d'un organisme ou de son refus d'agir. 2, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20social
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il importe de ne pas confondre le terme «coût social» avec les termes «charges sociales» et «cotisations sociales» qui désignent les sommes versées par une entité aux organismes professionnels ou publics auxquels elle adhère pour la bonne marche de son activité ou pour se conformer à la loi en matière de sécurité sociale. 2, record 1, French, - co%C3%BBt%20social
Record 1, Key term(s)
- coûts sociaux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coste social
1, record 1, Spanish, coste%20social
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En [los costes sociales] se incurre como consecuencia del crecimiento económico que se realiza sin tener en cuenta sus consecuencias negativas para la sociedad y especialmente en lo medioambiental; p.e.: excesiva densificación de la población en las grandes ciudades; los retrasos en la cobertura educacional; la contaminación del medio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - coste%20social
Record 1, Key term(s)
- costes sociales
- costo social
- costos sociales
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