Concept information
Preferred term
political business cycles
Definition
- Political business cycle generally refers to the fluctuation of economic activity that results from an external intervention of political actors. Mainly, it is used to describe the stimulation of the economy just prior to an election in order to improve prospects of the incumbent government getting reelected. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Political Business Cycle]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/political_business_cycles
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