statism
noun
stat·ism
ˈstā-ˌti-zəm 
: concentration of economic controls and planning in the hands of a highly centralized government often extending to government ownership of industry
… although dictator Augusto Pinochet made it the first Latin American country to steer away from statism in 1982, Chile struggled for seven years before the economy finally soared.—
Marc Levinson with Tim Padgett
Marc Levinson with Tim PadgettRussia badly needs basic economic reform, not the roller-coaster-like changes between "free market" austerity and old-style statism.—Forbes
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In 2024, China will sink deeper into the tar pit of economic stagnation caused by statism and a refusal to embrace free market capitalism.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
Such is the peril of the policy choices facing the Chinese government: stability bought with statism today means weaker performance tomorrow that prevents Beijing from making necessary investments in greener growth.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2023
To him, Americans seem to have confused individualism with anti-statism; U.S. policy makers happily throw people into positions of reliance on their families and communities in order to keep the state out.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022
That’s what excites national conservatives: the statism.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 4 Apr. 2022
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James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
Such is the peril of the policy choices facing the Chinese government: stability bought with statism today means weaker performance tomorrow that prevents Beijing from making necessary investments in greener growth.
—Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2023
To him, Americans seem to have confused individualism with anti-statism; U.S. policy makers happily throw people into positions of reliance on their families and communities in order to keep the state out.
—Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2022
That’s what excites national conservatives: the statism.
—David Harsanyi, National Review, 4 Apr. 2022
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“Statism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statism. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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