deregulation

(noun)

The process of removing constraints, especially government-imposed economic regulations.

Related Terms

  • privatization
  • regulation

Examples of deregulation in the following topics:

  • Deregulation

    • Deregulation is the act or process of removing or reducing state regulations.
    • Deregulation is the act or process of removing or reducing state regulations.
    • Regulatory reform is a parallel development alongside deregulation.
    • Under these conditions, deregulation became attractive.
    • The deregulation movement of the late 20th century had substantial economic effects and engendered substantial controversy.
  • Social Regulation

    • Other forms of regulation and deregulation came in waves: the deregulation of big business in the Gilded Age, which led to President Theodore Roosevelt's trust busting from 1901 to 1909; more deregulation and Laissez-Faire economics in the 1920's, which was followed by the Great Depression and intense governmental regulation under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal; and President Ronald Reagan's deregulation of business in the 1980s.
    • Summarize the broad periods of regulation and deregulation in American history
  • Types of Media

    • Further deregulation and convergence are under way, suggesting more mega-mergers, greater concentration of media ownership, and the emergence of multinational media conglomerates.
  • Regulation and Antitrust Policy

    • Assess the balance the federal government attempts to strike between regulation and deregulation
  • Regulation of the Media

    • Further deregulation and convergence is under way, leading to concentration of media ownership and the emergence of multinational media conglomerates.
  • Conservatism

    • As such, national conservatives can be distinguished from economic conservatives, for whom free market economic policies, deregulation, and fiscal conservatism are the main priorities.
  • The Great Depression and the New Deal

    • After 1974, however, the call for deregulation of the economy gained bipartisan support.
  • The Republican Party

    • In the 21st century, the Republican Party has been defined by social conservatism, a preemptive war foreign policy intended to defeat terrorism and promote global democracy, a more powerful executive branch, supply-side economics, support for gun ownership, and deregulation.
  • Media Bias

    • Although a process of media deregulation has placed the majority of the Western broadcast media in private hands, there still exists a strong government presence, or even monopoly, in the broadcast media of many countries across the globe.
  • Deficit Spending, the Public Debt, and Policy Making

    • Republicans typically advocate Supply-side economics, which involves tax cuts and deregulation to encourage the private sector to increase its spending and investment.
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