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Hawk An adviser or policymaker who is consistently concerned with inflation. That is, hawks favor maintaining low inflation over promoting high economic growth. As a result, hawks tend to prefer central banks to set relatively high interest rates. The term "hawk" may apply to persons who are concerned with another economic policy (e.g. deficit hawk), but the term, by itself, usually refers to an inflation hawk. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Coughlin's insightful descriptions of the sometimes contentious diplomatic relationship between the two leaders (Blair was always much more willing than Clinton use ground troops against Serbian forces) serve to remind the reader that Blair's hawkishness is not simply a (relatively recent) result of wanting to please Bush. Political handicappers, however, have long noted that Lieberman's star appeal is stunted both by his hawkishness on Iraq and his tirades against the entertainment industry for its use of sex and violence. and in 1976 Jimmy Carter ran on a "dovish" platform with a goal of zero nuclear weapons, in contrast to what Steinbach called "Dole/Rumsfeld hawkishness. |
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