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liberalization  

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  • Liberalization, which literally is the act of making less strict, refers to the loosening of government controls. Although sometimes associated with the relaxation of laws relating to social matters such as abortion and divorce, it is most often used as an economic term. [Source: Encyclopedia of Governance; Liberalization]

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