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political economy
3 dictionary results for: Political economy
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
political economy
–noun
1.a social science dealing with political policies and economic processes, their interrelations, and their influence on social institutions.
2.(in the 17th–18th centuries) the art of management of communities, esp. as affecting the wealth of a government.
3.(in the 19th century) a social science similar to modern economics but dealing chiefly with governmental policies.
4.economics (def. 1).

[Origin: 1605–15]

political economist.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
political economy  
n.  
  1. The social science that deals with political science and economics as a unified subject; the study of the interrelationships between political and economic processes.
  2. The early science of economics through the 19th century.

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political economy

noun
the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management [syn: economics

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