Meaning & use
Dirigisme
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An economic system or policy in which the state exerts strong directive control over economic and social affairs.
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Postwar France was known for its dirigisme in industrial policy.
Critics argued that dirigisme stifled private enterprise.
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Borrowed from French 'diriger' ('to direct'); frequently contrasted with laissez-faire economics.
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