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POLITICA CONTRACCION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- austerity policy
1, record 1, English, austerity%20policy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[An] austerity policy is an action by the government to reduce government debt. The government usually adopts it when debt is too high, hence weighing economic performance. 2, record 1, English, - austerity%20policy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- politique d'austérité
1, record 1, French, politique%20d%27aust%C3%A9rit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une] politique d'austérité est un ensemble de mesures mises en place par [un] État qui passent notamment par des impôts plus élevés et moins de dépenses. 2, record 1, French, - politique%20d%27aust%C3%A9rit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- política de contracción
1, record 1, Spanish, pol%C3%ADtica%20de%20contracci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-09-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
- Economic Conditions and Forecasting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stop-go policy
1, record 2, English, stop%2Dgo%20policy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- stop and go policy 2, record 2, English, stop%20and%20go%20policy
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action on the part of the government to curtail aggregate demand due to for example, a balance of payments deficit, soon followed by action with the opposite effect to ameliorate the rise in unemployment caused by the first action. 2, record 2, English, - stop%2Dgo%20policy
Record 2, Key term(s)
- stop-and-go policy
- stop go policy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
- Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- politique de coup de frein et d'accélérateur
1, record 2, French, politique%20de%20coup%20de%20frein%20et%20d%27acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- politique de correction de la conjoncture 1, record 2, French, politique%20de%20correction%20de%20la%20conjoncture
feminine noun
- politique d'oscillation 2, record 2, French, politique%20d%27oscillation
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Politique alternant expansion et restriction brutales. 3, record 2, French, - politique%20de%20coup%20de%20frein%20et%20d%27acc%C3%A9l%C3%A9rateur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Relaciones de la industria con el Estado (Economía)
- Previsiones y condiciones económicas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- alternancia rápida de expansión y contracción
1, record 2, Spanish, alternancia%20r%C3%A1pida%20de%20expansi%C3%B3n%20y%20contracci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- política de avance intermitente 1, record 2, Spanish, pol%C3%ADtica%20de%20avance%20intermitente
feminine noun
- política de expansión y contracción 2, record 2, Spanish, pol%C3%ADtica%20de%20expansi%C3%B3n%20y%20contracci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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