political economy

noun

Updated on: 12 May 2018

Definition of political economy

1 : economics

2 : the theory or study of the role of public policy in influencing the economic and social welfare of a political unit

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political economist

noun

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His research and teaching expertise lies in comparative politics and political economy, focusing on Europe.

— matthew e. bergman, Washington Post, "Italy votes on Sunday. Here’s what you need to know.," 27 Feb. 2018
To lambaste Zuckerberg at these hearings is a necessary precondition for the development of robust policy, an important moment in the reordering of political economy—power brought to bear against power.

— franklin foer, The Atlantic, "Silicon Valley Falls to Earth," 9 Apr. 2018
Park has a bachelor’s degree in radical political economy in mass media culture from Mount Holyoke College.

— miamiherald, "Senior-level hires and promotions for the week of April 9, 2018 | Miami Herald," 18 Sep. 2017
My background as a student and scholar of Black studies and Black history, combined with my doctoral studies in the political economy of digital information, aligned with my righteous indignation for black girls everywhere.

— safiya noble, Time, "Google Has a Striking History of Bias Against Black Girls," 26 Mar. 2018
Japan, South Korea, England, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, and the U.S. Instead of focusing on the economics of the collapses, Dagher investigates the political economy: What was happening within governments that created the conditions for catastrophe?

— david dayen, New Republic, "The Source of the Next Recession," 20 Feb. 2018
For instance, College of Idaho political economy professor Jasper LiCalzi acts as the political analyst for KIVI Today’s Channel Six.

— mark rudin, idahostatesman, "At Idaho colleges, we help state and local policymakers chart right courses | Idaho Statesman," 2 Mar. 2018
Marcello Messori, director of the school of European political economy at the LUISS university in Rome, notes the absence of attention to the central issue of Italy’s declining productivity.

— The Economist, "Indebted and undecidedItaly risks political confusion when it votes on March 4th," 1 Mar. 2018
More recently, he's turned his academic focus to issues facing higher education including online learning, innovations in teaching, the political economy of universities and higher education and leadership.

— jennifer dixon, Detroit Free Press, "Harvard brings in Pontiac native to oversee university at "pivotal moment for higher education"," 11 Feb. 2018

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