beggar-my-neighbor policy

• Экономическая или политическая стратегия, при которой страна пытается улучшить своё положение за счёт других стран, часто с помощью тарифов, торговых барьеров или девальвации валюты.

An economic or political strategy where a country tries to improve its own situation at the expense of other countries, often through tariffs, trade barriers, or currency devaluation.

1. Economic policyC1formal

   A set of economic policies that a country enacts to address its own economic difficulties at the expense of other countries, often through tariffs, competitive devaluation, or other trade barriers.

   Политика разорения соседа

   • The country's new tariffs are a classic beggar-my-neighbor policy that has sparked trade tensions.
   • Historians argue that the widespread use of beggar-my-neighbor policies worsened the Great Depression.
   • The finance minister warned against adopting a beggar-my-neighbor policy, as it could lead to a global recession.