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BAISSE NIVEAU VIE [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economics
DEF

Relatively brief period in which a country substantially increases its productive output, reduces unemployment and increases standards of living.

OBS

Examples include the German (1950's) and Spanish (1960's) financial miracles.

OBS

economic miracle: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économique
DEF

Période de temps relativement courte pendant laquelle dans un pays se produit une augmentation surprenante de la croissance économique, une baisse considérable du taux de chômage et une amélioration du niveau de vie des citoyens.

OBS

Ceci se produisit par exemple, dans les années 50 en Allemagne et reçut le nom du «miracle allemand».

OBS

miracle économique : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l’autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía
DEF

Proceso relativamente breve en el que un país aumenta de forma notable su rendimiento productivo, rebaja su cifra de desempleados y mejora sustancialmente el nivel de bienestar de sus ciudadanos.

OBS

Por ejemplo, el milagro económico alemán (años 50), o el milagro económico español (años 60).

OBS

milagro económico: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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Record 2 1998-08-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Movements
DEF

To change from a stressful lifestyle to/a less highly paid but more fulfilling way of life.

CONT

Voluntary simplicity. ... Choosing to earn and buy less - to give up income and fast-track success for more free time and less stress involves a quiet personal revolt against dominant culture of getting and spending. This summer, pollsters announced ... [that 28% of ] Americans said they had downshifted and had voluntarily cut back on their income in some way to reflect changes in priority.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mouvements sociaux
OBS

baisse : Loc. fig. - Réviser, revoir, corriger à la baisse, en diminuant ses objectifs.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Services and Social Work
Key term(s)
  • welfare loss

French

Domaine(s)
  • Services sociaux et travail social
Key term(s)
  • baisse du niveau de vie

Spanish

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