beggar-my-neighbour strategy

• Stratégie économique ou politique par laquelle un pays cherche à améliorer sa propre situation au détriment de ses voisins, souvent au moyen de tarifs douaniers, de dévaluations monétaires ou de barrières commerciales. Le terme provient d'un jeu de cartes dont le but est de s'emparer de toutes les cartes de l'adversaire.

An economic or political strategy where a country attempts to improve its own economic position at the expense of other countries, often through tariffs, currency devaluation, or trade barriers. The term originates from a card game where the goal is to take all of an opponent's cards.

1. Economic policyC1formal

   A set of policies aimed at benefiting one's own country at the expense of others, often through tariffs, currency devaluation, or trade barriers.

   stratégie d'appauvrissement du voisin

   • The government's beggar-my-neighbour strategy led to a trade war.
   • Historically, such beggar-my-neighbour policies worsened the Great Depression.
   • The country adopted a beggar-my-neighbour strategy by devaluing its currency.