autarky
No foreign trade
Autarky is economic self-sufficiency—a state or policy of not depending on imports or foreign trade.
A country pursuing autarky aims to produce everything it needs domestically: North Korea's autarky has isolated its economy.
The term often carries connotations of isolation or protectionism.
The adjective is autarkic.
Independence from outside aid
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffTax on traded goods
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- localismPreference for nearby things
deglobalization · self-reliance · self-contained · internal · in-house · closed-loop · self-sustaining · self-produced
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
blockade · quarantine · retreat · enclave · fortress · buffer · sanctions · restriction
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- nonalignmentRefusal to join blocs
neutrality · self-rule · unilateralism · independence · nation-state · self-directed · self-managed · empowerment
Depending on oneself alone
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
Devotion to one's homeland
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- homelandOne's native land
- fatherlandOne's native country
- motherlandOne's native country
heritage · tradition · monoculture · nativism · flag · anthem · customs · ancestry
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- protectionismShielding local producers
- tariffTax on traded goods
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
localism · deglobalization · self-reliance · self-contained · internal · in-house · closed-loop · self-sustaining · self-produced · subsistence
isolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
embargo · blockade · quarantine · retreat · enclave · fortress · buffer · sanctions · restriction · boycott
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
nonalignment · neutrality · self-rule · unilateralism · independence · nation-state · self-directed · self-managed · empowerment
self-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
- permacultureSustainable ecosystem design method
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- off-gridWithout utility connections
resilience · regenerative · closed-loop · zero-waste · locavore
patriotism
Devotion to one's homeland
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- homelandOne's native land
- fatherlandOne's native country
motherland · heritage · tradition · monoculture · nativism · flag · anthem · customs · ancestry
- PortugalLisbon, Porto, Algarve, Oporto, Madeira
- self-sufficiencyoff-grid, homestead, homesteading, subsistence, self-reliant
- communismMarx, Marxism, Leninism, Lenin, proletariat
- economic policymonetary policy, tax policy, fiscal discipline, fiscal stimulus, fiscal restraint
- ancient philosophyPlato, Aristotle, Socrates, Platonism, Epicureanism
- economic systemscapitalism, mercantilism, communism, feudalism, socialism
autarkyfree trade
Unrestricted international exchange
globalization · economic integration · mercantilism · laissez-faire · open borders
autarkyinterdependence
Reciprocal reliance between entities
mutual dependence · collectivism · interconnectedness · integration · dependency