autarky
noun
the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation.
autarkic
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a word derived from
autarky.
Example Sentences
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Some are even describing what has been happening in world politics and economics in recent years and months as an "autarkic turn".
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2022
“This is a deeply isolated, autarkic economy,” said John Delury, a professor of history at Yonsei University in Seoul.
From New York Times ● Jan. 27, 2022
Nominally communist Laos and Vietnam and autarkic Myanmar all embraced free markets, up to a point.
From Economist ● Jul. 18, 2017
They’re a great deal better than the problems of autarkic destitution, that’s for sure.
From Forbes ● Mar. 5, 2015
They’re clearly desperate to get out from under both autarkic despotism and religious extremism and live a fully democratic life.
From Newsweek ● Jul. 5, 2013
