economic self-interest
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicandself-interest
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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self-interest
noun[U]
uk/ˌselfˈɪn.tər.est/us/ˌselfˈɪn.t̬ɚ.est/
the act of considering the advantage to yourself when making decisions, and deciding to do what is best ...
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(Definition ofeconomicandself-interestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That is in oureconomicself-interest.
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In fact, the political climate encouraged a competition in altruism; onlyeconomicself-interesttempered this dimension.
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In democracies, people are obsessed by theireconomicself-interest.
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Yes, democracy is important to people, but democracy means different things to different groups and abstract ideas may be less critical thaneconomicself-interest.
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Overall, the study finds sufficient statistical evidence to claim that ' new unionists ' share political horizons that extend beyondeconomicself-interest.
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They are all blind to the logic of this country'seconomicself-interest.
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It is in oureconomicself-interestto take an interest in this industry.
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It would have made sense morally and in terms of oureconomicself-interest.
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They are motivated by a mixture of humanitarianism, political expediency andeconomicself-interest.
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But ifeconomicself-interestis acceptable, what of our security needs?
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Spouses who change their partners are certainly not activated byeconomicself-interest.
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Their approach to this problem goes deeper thaneconomicself-interest.
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The second main set of reasons is connected witheconomicself-interestand can be expressed in the word "interdependence".
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Utility is often narrowly defined in terms of peopleseconomicself-interest.
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This is not classical nationalism but a more dangerous, bureaucratic nationalism built oneconomicself-interest.
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I believe that lesseconomicself-interestand a great deal more vision and leadership would be better for us all.
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In making the choice between countries and sectors, we take account of many factors, including our own long-termeconomicself-interest.
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I never expect people to behave in a way contrary to their owneconomicself-interest, except perhaps in time of war.
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Regulation is needed only where the individual or corporation that owns the building will not, out ofeconomicself-interest, make the investment without compulsion.
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It will be by the maintenance of mutual ties ofeconomicself-interest; in particular, trade preferences, capital investment and technical assistance.
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Our position is not motivated byeconomicself-interestbut by wider interests, notably those of the developing countries with whom we have these traditional links.
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I did not do so from the point of view of narrow nationalism, nor solely because of our owneconomicself-interest.
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There is no question of calling for intervention to prevent businesses doing what they would otherwise wish to do out of what they regard aseconomicself-interest.
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Apart from the national interest, it is in a person'seconomicself-interestthat he converts his car when there is a saving of 5p to 6p per gallon.
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