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экономизация (внешней) политики

English translation: monetization of foreign policy

18:33 Sep 14, 2012
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Foreign Policy
Russian term or phrase: экономизация (внешней) политики
Сегодня поддержка и защита интересов американского бизнеса на международной арене возводится в ранг важнейшей государственной задачи — одного из приоритетов национальной безопасности Соединенных Штатов. На государственном уровне происходит значительное распространение процесса экономизации внешней политики США, в который включается все больше американских организаций. В частности, наряду с государственными органами, традиционно участвующими в этом процессе, привлекается все больше других правительственных структур, в том числе Государственный департамент, Национальный экономический совет и ЦРУ США. Так, по признанию бывшего директора ЦРУ Дж.Вулси, еще в 90-е годы прошлого века американская разведка обеспечивала ведущим компаниям Соединенных Штатов ежегодную экономию по зарубежным контрактам в 10—17 млрд. долл.
Sterk
Ukraine
Local time: 03:02
English translation:monetization of foreign policy
Explanation:
A widely used (by specialists and non-) Levi's term, which he applied to his theory of Modernization as the tendency to regard and conduct practically all social, cultural and political (a case in point) processes in economic context.

If you don't like this, you may wish to use "economic contextualization of foreign policy"
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 02:02
Grading comment
Opted for economic contextualization. Thank you
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2monetization of foreign policy
Michael Korovkin
3 +2commercialization of foreign policy
Amy Lesiewicz
4Economization of foreign policy
Zoryana Dorak
4economization [of the foreign policy]
Oleg Lozinskiy


Discussion entries: 3





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Economization of foreign policy


Explanation:
http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/node/548

Zoryana Dorak
Ukraine
Local time: 03:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
commercialization of foreign policy


Explanation:
To me, this more clearly brings to mind putting commercial/economic priorities over political/strategic priorities when forming foreign policy
see http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/1997/03/spring-gl...

Amy Lesiewicz
United States
Local time: 20:02
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Oleg Lozinskiy: To me, it's putting the interests of U.S.-registered monopolies over the priorities of the U.S. people. // Then why have you put 'commercial/economic' vs. 'political/strategic'? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? $$$ WHOM TO?
6 mins
  -> Sorry, I should have written "commercial/financial" rather than "commercial/economic." Commercialization means putting $$$ over all other concerns.
agree  Alexander C. Thomson: Definitely correct for this (negative overtones, not describing a deliberate policy) процесс and a much better translation option than ‘economization’ (not least because ‘economize’ = ‘cut spending’).
42 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ocean122
2 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
economization [of the foreign policy]


Explanation:
Imho.

That's how I feel it.

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Note added at 8 мин (2012-09-14 18:42:06 GMT)
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Meaning: putting the traditional U.S. foreign policy (even those departments and agencies that have not been involved) into the context of actively PROMOTING interests of U.S. companies.

Compare with:

standardization, democratization ... :-))

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Note added at 11 мин (2012-09-14 18:44:58 GMT)
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Пример от гарвардских ученых:

Concept-Building in Russian Diplomacy: The Struggle for Identity from 'Economization' to 'Eurasianization'

http://www.wcfia.harvard.edu/node/548

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Note added at 14 мин (2012-09-14 18:48:03 GMT)
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В English/Canadian English все такие слова пишутся через "s" вместо "z" :-)

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 03:02
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
monetization of foreign policy


Explanation:
A widely used (by specialists and non-) Levi's term, which he applied to his theory of Modernization as the tendency to regard and conduct practically all social, cultural and political (a case in point) processes in economic context.

If you don't like this, you may wish to use "economic contextualization of foreign policy"

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 02:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 64
Grading comment
Opted for economic contextualization. Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oleg Lozinskiy: Я за 'economic contextualization'
1 day 8 hrs
  -> thanks, yeah, it's safer in this context :)
agree  cyhul
88 days
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