Autarky (redirected from autarkical)

Autarky

Absence of a cross-border trade in models of international trade.

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Autarky

Economic self-sufficiency. That is, a country has autarky when it does not need to engage in any sort of international trade. Rather, it produces all of its goods and services within the country. Autarky is rare in the modern world, but some examples include Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge and India prior to 1991. Most analysts see autarky as economically inefficient, though some governments pursue the policy to encourage local industry or more rarely to keep their people from perceived threatening influences. See also: Import Substitution, Embargo, Economic Sanctions, Nonconvertible Currency.