(けいざいせいさく)

けいざいせいさく
noun
economic policy
1. economic policy
Government measures and strategies aimed at managing or influencing the economy, including fiscal, monetary, trade, and industrial policies.
政府(せいふ)経済政策(けいざいせいさく)発表(はっぴょう)された。
The government's economic policy was announced.
(あたら)しい経済政策(けいざいせいさく)(たい)して賛否(さんぴ)両論(りょうろん)がある。
There are pros and cons regarding the new economic policy.
選挙(せんきょ)では各党(かくとう)経済政策(けいざいせいさく)(もっと)重要(じゅうよう)争点(そうてん)(ひと)つになっている。
In the election, each party's economic policy has become one of the most important issues.

A compound of 経済(けいざい) (economy) and 政策(せいさく) (policy). This is a high-frequency term in news, political commentary, and academic discussion. Understanding this compound helps learners parse similar ~政策(せいさく) compounds.

USAGE:

  • Often modified by the entity responsible: 政府(せいふ)経済政策(けいざいせいさく), 日本(にほん)経済政策(けいざいせいさく)
  • Common verbs: を()()す (to put forward), を実施(じっし)する (to implement), を批判(ひはん)する (to criticize)
  • Appears constantly in news coverage, especially during elections

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 経済政策(けいざいせいさく)()()す: to put forward economic policy
  • 経済政策(けいざいせいさく)実施(じっし)する: to implement economic policy
  • 経済政策(けいざいせいさく)転換(てんかん): shift in economic policy
  • 経済政策(けいざいせいさく)論争(ろんそう): economic policy debate

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 財政(ざいせい)政策(せいさく): fiscal policy — specifically about government spending and taxation
  • 金融(きんゆう)政策(せいさく): monetary policy — specifically about money supply and interest rates
  • 経済(けいざい)対策(たいさく): economic measures/countermeasures — more concrete, often responding to a specific crisis