economic autonomy

Self-directed fiscal control

Economic autonomy is the ability to support oneself financially without depending on others.

The term often appears in discussions of women's independence: Economic autonomy allows people to leave bad relationships.

It can also apply to regions or nations seeking self-sufficiency: The territory pursued economic autonomy from the mainland.

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breaking free · national interest · energy independence · self-sufficiency · off the grid · fiscal policy · industrialization · protectionism · debt management · income generation · import substitution · local sourcing · autarky · cutting ties · self-reliance · own two feet · monetary policy · entrepreneurship

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Opposites
control and self-determination

economic autonomyeconomic dependency

Relying on external support

economic dependence · debt bondage · neocolonialism · colonial economy · economic exploitation

integration vs. independence

economic autonomyeconomic dependence

Requiring another's fiscal support

economic integration · globalization · dollarization · monetary union

freedom vs. constraint

economic autonomyeconomic coercion

Monetary pressure for compliance

conditionality · debt bondage · economic sanctions · trade restrictions · economic blockade

Family

economic, economy, economics, economical, economically, economist, economists, economies, economize

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