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Record 1 2012-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Fluctuations
DEF

A driving or forcing back to a previous level or position.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fluctuations économiques
CONT

Après les progrès rapides accomplis à la suite des accords avec le FMI [Fonds monétaire international], la libéralisation du commerce extérieur subit un retour en arrière. Aucune réforme majeure n'a encore été réalisée alors que personne ne remet en cause la nécessité de libéraliser l'économie, le secteur bancaire reste rigide et peu réactif et la modernisation de l'administration attend toujours.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
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Record 2 2002-10-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pricing Theory
  • Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
  • Economic Fluctuations
DEF

A term for an order by the government, such as might be issued during a period of national emergency, calling on sellers to reduce prices or profit margins to a level below that which prevails at the time the order is issued. It refers especially to an order to reduce prices back to the level prevailing at some specified previous date.

PHR

Rollback of price increases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie des prix
  • Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
  • Fluctuations économiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Teoría de fijación de precios
  • Relaciones de la industria con el Estado (Economía)
  • Fluctuaciones económicas
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