individualism — UK US /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlɪzəm/ noun [U] POLITICS, ECONOMICS ► the principle that the single person is more important than the group and that people should work and own things for their own advantage: »What remains of the public realm in an era of… … Financial and business terms
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individualism — /in deuh vij ooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. a social theory advocating the liberty, rights, or independent action of the individual. 2. the principle or habit of or belief in independent thought or action. 3. the pursuit of individual rather than… … Universalium
economic liberalism — an economic system in which all or most of the means of production are privately owned and operated (usually through employing wage labour, and for profit), and in which the investment of capital and the production, distribution and prices of… … Mini philosophy glossary
Individualism — • The tendency to magnify individual liberty, as against external authority, and individual activity, as against associated activity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Individualism Individualism … Catholic encyclopedia
Economic methodology — is the study of methods, usually scientific method, in relation to economics (Boland, 1987, p. 455). The term methodology is also commonly, though incorrectly, used as an impressive synonym for method or technique.Many of the general issues that… … Wikipedia
individualism — [in΄də vij′o͞o əl iz΄əm] n. [Fr individualisme] 1. individual character; individuality 2. an individual peculiarity 3. the doctrine that individual freedom in economic enterprise should not be restricted by governmental or social regulation;… … English World dictionary
economic life, sociology of — The fundamental problem in economics is to explain how the limited productive resources and effort of a society are allocated among the wide range of alternative uses to which they might be put. Conventional economic theory seeks to address this… … Dictionary of sociology
Economic growth — GDP real growth rates, 1990–1998 and 1990–2006, in selected countries … Wikipedia
individualism — noun Date: 1827 1. a. (1) a doctrine that the interests of the individual are or ought to be ethically paramount; also conduct guided by such a doctrine (2) the conception that all values, rights, and duties originate in individuals b. a theory… … New Collegiate Dictionary
