dirigisme
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- dirigiste adjective
Etymology
Origin of dirigisme
C20: from French
Example Sentences
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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.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022
Her key work The Life and Death of Great American Cities eloquently makes the case for communitarianism trumping dirigisme long before "stakeholder" was a twinkle in Tony Blair's eye.
From The Guardian • Apr. 17, 2013
Chirac has changed his views so often--he went from state dirigisme in the '70s to Reagan-style free-marketry in the '80s--that many people are skeptical.
From Time Magazine Archive
France is loosening its system of dirigisme, or state direction of business, which goes back to the 17th century and Jean Baptiste Colbert, the minister to Louis XIV.
From Time Magazine Archive
Known as dirigisme, France's system of economic controls originated in the 17th century with Jean Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's Finance Minister.
From Time Magazine Archive
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