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Mangelwirtschaft
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German
Etymology
de :af Mangel<t:deficiency/shortage> Wirtschaft<t:economy>
de Mangel Wirtschaft deficiency/shortage economy.
Pronunciation
de [ˈmaŋəlˌvɪʁtʃaft]
de De-Mangelwirtschaft.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Man gel wirt schaft
Noun
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de economics politics economy of scarcity, shortage economy an economic system, often centrally planned, characterized by chronic shortages of goods and services
de Die Mangelwirtschaft in der DDR führte zu jahrzehntelangen Wartezeiten auf Konsumgüter wie Automobile. The shortage economy in the GDR led to decades-long waiting times for consumer goods such as automobiles.
de In einer Mangelwirtschaft blüht häufig der Schwarzmarkt als informeller Ausgleichsmechanismus. In a shortage economy, the black market often flourishes as an informal compensation mechanism.
Declension
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Synonyms
de Mangelgesellschaft
de Defizitwirtschaft
Antonyms
de Überflussgesellschaft affluent society
de Marktwirtschaft market economy; specifically when functioning efficiently
Coordinate terms
de Zentralverwaltungswirtschaft planned economy
de Versorgungssicherheit security of supply; the absent goal
de Jahresüberschuss net income; often irrelevant or purely nominal in such systems
de Zahlungskraft solvency; often secondary to the availability of physical goods
de Rationierung rationing
Related terms
de Mangelerscheinung deficiency symptom
de Wirtschaftswunder economic miracle; the historical opposite
References
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