state capitalism

noun

The form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either by means of corporatized government agencies, or by means of ownership or control of nominally private organizations.

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Meanings

nounstate capitalism (countable and uncountable, plural state capitalisms)

plural state capitalisms · alternative rare state-capitalism

  1. countableuncountableThe form of capitalism where for-profit commercial activities are undertaken by the state; either by means of corporatized government agencies, or by means of ownership or control of nominally private organizations.

Translations

Catalan capitalisme d'estat
  • capitalisme d'estatform of capitalism
Chinese Mandarin 國家資本主義 /国家资本主义
  • 國家資本主義 /国家资本主义 (guójiā zīběnzhǔyì)form of capitalism
Czech státní kapitalismus
  • státní kapitalismusform of capitalism
Dutch staatskapitalisme
  • staatskapitalismeform of capitalism
Esperanto ŝtata kapitalismo
  • ŝtata kapitalismoform of capitalism
Estonian riigikapitalism
  • riigikapitalismform of capitalism
Finnish valtiokapitalismi
  • valtiokapitalismiform of capitalism
French capitalisme d’État
  • capitalisme d’Étatform of capitalism
German Staatskapitalismus
  • Staatskapitalismusform of capitalism
Greek κρατικός καπιταλισμός
  • κρατικός καπιταλισμός (kratikós kapitalismós)form of capitalism
Hungarian államkapitalizmus
  • államkapitalizmusform of capitalism
Indonesian kapitalisme negara
  • kapitalisme negaraform of capitalism
Italian capitalismo di Stato
  • capitalismo di Statoform of capitalism
Japanese 国家資本主義
  • 国家資本主義 (kokka shihonshugi)form of capitalism
Korean 국가자본주의
  • 국가자본주의 (gukgajabonjuui)form of capitalism
Norwegian statskapitalisme
  • statskapitalismeform of capitalism
Polish kapitalizm państwowy
  • kapitalizm państwowyform of capitalism
Portuguese capitalismo de Estado
  • capitalismo de Estadoform of capitalism
Russian госуда́рственный капитали́зм
  • госуда́рственный капитали́зм (gosudárstvennyj kapitalízm)form of capitalism
Spanish capitalismo de Estado
  • capitalismo de Estadoform of capitalism
Swedish statskapitalism
  • statskapitalismform of capitalism
Turkish devlet kapitalizmi
  • devlet kapitalizmiform of capitalism
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APA

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Chicago

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