deregulation

Noun

Meaning

the act of freeing from regulation (especially from governmental regulations)

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It's hard to overemphasize how important Ford's deregulation was. True, most of the benefits took years to unfold-rail freight rates, for example hardly budged at first. Yet deregulation set the stage for an enormous wave of creative destruction in the 1980s:... Alan Greenspan

Deregulation is a transfer of power from the trodden to the treading. It is unsurprising that all conservative parties claim to hate big government. George Monbiot

I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards. Lee Myung-bak

Deregulation has been, above all else, a means of reducing corporate business's accountability to the public. Herbert Schiller

Is human nature basically good or evil? No economist can embark upon his profession without considering this question, and yet they all seem to. And they all seem to think human nature is basically good, or they wouldn't be surprised by the effects of deregulation. Jane Smiley

More than 20 years on, sustained competition, informed customers and the rapid growth of new technology provide the necessary environment for substantial deregulation. Stephen L. Carter

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