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n. - A political system governed by a single individual; Economic independence as a national policy.

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  • When did the idea of economic autarchy originate in Germany?
  • Economic autarchy ("autarchy" is just philosopher-speak for "self-sufficiency") has a long pedigree in Thomistic (the most prominent strain of Catholic) philosophy.
  • I mean to say that we cannot aspire to a food autarchy.
  • That subject has been known for some time as economic autarchy.
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  • A country governed by "autarchy" (autocratic rule) is unlikely to have "autarky" (national policy of establishing an independent and self-sufficient economy).
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