dirigisme

/ diːriːˈʒiːzəm /

noun

1. control by the state of economic and social matters

Other Word Forms

• dirigiste adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dirigisme¹

C20: from French

Example Sentences

A French word describes the French disease: dirigisme, the micromanaging state as source and director of society’s creativity, which for that reason is another scarcity.

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The idea of national champions, built up via state dirigisme, according to classic liberal economic doctrine, ultimately ensures that economic efficiency and commercial considerations get squeezed out.

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But blocking the deal for STX, along with a series of other maneuvers in recent weeks, is prompting concerns that Mr. Macron may follow the tried and true French tradition of dirigisme — an interventionist approach that his predecessors have employed time and again to promote French interests.

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It was then a state-sponsored industry—an emblem of dirigisme under Park Chung-hee, a dictator who seized power in a coup in 1961 and ruled for 18 years.

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For much of the 20th century, economists were open to a bit of dirigisme.

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