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单词 Macdonaldism
释义

Macdonaldism

See also: MacDonaldism

English

Etymology

Macdonald + -ism, from Donald Stovel Macdonald, the chair of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada (the Macdonald Commission).

Noun

Macdonaldism (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Canada) The policies recommended by the Macdonald Commission, especially the neoliberal economic policies and emphasis on free trade.
    • 1994, Neville Kirk, Labour and Society in Britain and the USA, page 75:
      The second development revolved around the growth of a radical alternative to Macdonaldism.
    • 2004, Luiz Carlos Susin, Jon Sobrino, Felix Wilfred, A different world is possible, page 71:
      And over and above this blatant injustice, through an ever-expanding global network the dehumanizing consequences of a certain uniform model of culture (call it cultural Macdonaldism) are spreading to the whole of the planet and eroding away the original local cultures.
    • 2015, Richard Roman, Edur Velasco Arregui, Mel Watkins, Continental Crucible, page 27:
      And since 1993, the Liberals have practiced “Macdonaldism” with a vengeance.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with MacDonaldism or McDonaldization.

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