economic exploitation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicandexploitation
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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exploitation
noun[U]
uk/ˌek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌek.splɔɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
the use of something in order to get an advantage ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandexploitationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theeconomicexploitationof the outside world was regulated by means of the twin concepts of day and night.
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It may possibly be used for other purposes, however (itseconomicexploitation, for example).
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Theeconomicexploitationof phosphatic deposits has yielded a great number of vertebrate fossils.
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In practice, the institutions of vassalage tended to become associated with a penetrative form ofeconomicexploitation.
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This obviously had the benefit of enabling white settlers to get on with the unhinderedeconomicexploitationof the reg ion.
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The great landed estate with modesteconomicexploitationwould be the best way to define this colonial society.
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Thirdly, there is a possibility that the current policy regime may indirectly increase theeconomicexploitationand insecurity of low-income working families.
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Suspicion as toeconomicexploitationin a time of emergency is easy to arouse, and it spreads.
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How to align the fight againsteconomicexploitationand for a substantive idea of freedom with the defence of democratic interventionism, and democracy tout court?
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All of them were intent oneconomicexploitation, ranging from individual looting to sophisticated deals with specialist operators, such as foreign firms and professional import-export traders.
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Also, since the wrongmaking features of distributive injustice andeconomicexploitationmight differ, the two should be kept separate for the purposes of analyzing the permissibility of different acts.
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The author draws upon insights from gender studies and other traditions of theorizing about social inequalities to develop a provocative set of conceptualizations about theeconomicexploitationof old people.
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Yet it remains dominated by the contradictions that arise from a social and economic system based on the private accumulation of capital and theeconomicexploitationof workers.
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Brown forcefully criticises liberal feminist scholarship which repeats the 'disturbing colonial gesture' of targeting the 'legally sanctioned cultural barbarism' rather than imperialism andeconomicexploitation(p. 198).
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I hope they will not provide another opportunity foreconomicexploitation, but an opportunity for social service in a very important aspect of our lives.
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An undemocratic regime, combined with unscrupulouseconomicexploitation, has reduced the entire population of that country to destitution.
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The first is in the area ofeconomicexploitation.
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It is essential to remove all fear ofeconomicexploitationand to create an atmosphere of joint participation for mutual benefit.
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He wanted workers' co-operatives in order to prevent the type ofeconomicexploitationthat has been prevalent in our society.
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