Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A believer in the theory of progressive development; an evolutionist.
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Examples
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Mr. Mantega and Ms. Rousseff both come from the " developmentalist " wing of the ruling Workers Party that believes government spending and a strong role for state companies are the best recipe for sustained growth.
In Brazil, a Signal of Fiscal Continuity John Lyons 2010
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The 67-year-old former university provost proudly calls himself a "developmentalist" and says the government must take the economic lead by stimulating industrial mergers and blessing those industries that bureaucrats deem "strategic," such as pharmaceuticals and computer technology.
CONFLICTING SIGNALS 2007
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Brazil's role in providing sanctuary to Zelaya in its Tegucigalpa embassy is particularly notable, given that the Lula government is among the most conservative of the region's "developmentalist" regimes.
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What was missing entirely from her calculations was the role of the Robert Brenner influenced theorists in Latin America who blamed Andre Gunder Frank for exactly the sins she attributed to the "developmentalist" governments.
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England in this era was, in fact, a classic authoritarian this is long before English democracy developmentalist state: a Renaissance South Korea, with kings rather than the military dictators who ruled South Korea for most of the Cold War period.
Ian Fletcher: In Praise of Mercantilism, or Why Economic History Isn't Boring Ian Fletcher 2011
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The name for this forgotten developmentalist wisdom of early modern Europe that has stuck is "mercantilism."
Ian Fletcher: In Praise of Mercantilism, or Why Economic History Isn't Boring Ian Fletcher 2011
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"She is a developmentalist but a developmentalist with strong environmental sensibilities."
Brazil elections: Campaigners criticise weak environment pledges of presidential candidates Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro 2010
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England in this era was, in fact, a classic authoritarian this is long before English democracy developmentalist state: a Renaissance South Korea, with kings rather than the military dictators who ruled South Korea for most of the Cold War period.
Ian Fletcher: In Praise of Mercantilism, or Why Economic History Isn't Boring Ian Fletcher 2011
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The name for this forgotten developmentalist wisdom of early modern Europe that has stuck is "mercantilism."
Ian Fletcher: In Praise of Mercantilism, or Why Economic History Isn't Boring Ian Fletcher 2011
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Our developmentalist state scored a double whammy with the big new BOT project at the site of the Songshan Tobacco Factory, not only killing rare plants and animals but also plowing under another Taipei historic site.
Green Party Candidate Climbs Tree to Stop Tree Cutting Michael Turton 2009
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