Mangelwirtschaft

German

Etymology

Mangel (deficiency/shortage) +‎ Wirtschaft (economy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaŋəlˌvɪʁtʃaft]
  • Hyphenation: Man‧gel‧wirt‧schaft

Noun

Mangelwirtschaft f (genitive Mangelwirtschaft, plural Mangelwirtschaften)

  1. (economics, politics) economy of scarcity, shortage economy (an economic system, often centrally planned, characterized by chronic shortages of goods and services)
    Die Mangelwirtschaft in der DDR führte zu jahrzehntelangen Wartezeiten auf Konsumgüter wie Automobile.
    The shortage economy in the GDR led to decades-long waiting times for consumer goods such as automobiles.
    In einer Mangelwirtschaft blüht häufig der Schwarzmarkt als informeller Ausgleichsmechanismus.
    In a shortage economy, the black market often flourishes as an informal compensation mechanism.

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Synonyms

  • Mangelgesellschaft
  • Defizitwirtschaft

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