Neo-developmentalist
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A follower or proponent of neo-developmentalism.
"Unlike the protectionism and export pessimism of old developmentalists, neo-developmentalists think that since middle-income countries have overcome the infant industry stage, protectionism should be scrapped and the goal of the open economy should be accepted as fundamental."
- 1 Of, or related to neo-developmentalism.
"The use of the adjective “liberal” in “liberal neo-developmentalism” could be useful for future scholars who may wish to distinguish Brazil’s policy regime from other neo-developmentalist alternatives in the Latin American region and elsewhere."
Example
More examples"The use of the adjective “liberal” in “liberal neo-developmentalism” could be useful for future scholars who may wish to distinguish Brazil’s policy regime from other neo-developmentalist alternatives in the Latin American region and elsewhere."
Etymology
From neo- + developmentalist.
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