creative destruction

collocation in English

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creative
adjective
uk
/kriˈeɪ.tɪv/us
/kriˈeɪ.t̬ɪv/
producing or using original and ...
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destruction
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/us
/dɪˈstrʌk.ʃən/
the act of destroying something, or the fact of ...
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Economic change takes place through a process ofcreativedestructionwhereby entrepreneurs discover new combinations of existing resources that replace older ones.
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This is the so-called businessstealing effect, orcreativedestructionprocess.
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His famous termcreativedestructionwas coined to describe the window for novelty and creation that was generated by the failures of existing plants with their old technologies.
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The lower monitoring cost stimulates the production of financial services, inducing a rise in the arrival rate of innovations and, consequently, a larger rate ofcreativedestruction.
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It is clearly unlikely that the victims of these processes would believe in the virtues of 'creativedestruction'.
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The capitalist process ofcreativedestructionenabled the developed nations to achieve political democracy and higher living standards and to establish sensible collectivist organisations.
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On the one hand, it is a tremendous waste of scarce resources; on the other hand, it is a prime example of distorting the rules ofcreativedestructionin capitalism.
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A process ofcreativedestructionbegins which erodes the monopoly.
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He argued thatcreativedestructionis crucial in capitalism.
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The potential negative impacts ofcreativedestructionand tragedy of the commons are central to what ecological economics addresses, specifically the earths carrying capacity.
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The termcreativedestructionhas been applied to the arts.
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His characterization ofcreativedestructionas a model for social development has met with fierce opposition from paleoconservatives.
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With fewer resources to risk increativedestruction, the number of patent applications flat-lined.
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However, not all industries track the overall economy, and thecreativedestructionprocess of capitalism requires inefficient industries to yield to more efficient industries.
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Creativedestructionhas also been linked to sustainable development.
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In this way,creativedestructionis largely responsible for the dynamism of industries and long-run economic growth.
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In liberal democracies with young institutions, by contrast, competition remains perfect and natural economic dynamism andcreativedestructionensue, generating high growth.
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This includes the anxiety often expressed within a society ascreativedestructionplays out.
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He famously asserted thatcreativedestructionis the essential fact about capitalism.
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Much of this concept ofcreativedestructionis mirrored in the cubist movement.
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