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disinvestmentIn economics, the process of reducing capital stock. This may be by the scrapping or non-replacement of capital goods or by selling shares. The term is more popularly applied to the withdrawal of investments in a country for political reasons, such as South Africa in the apartheid era or, more recently, Iran because of its perceived nuclear armaments ambitions. Disinvestment may be motivated by fear of loss of business in the home market caused by adverse publicity or by fear of loss of foreign resources if the local government changes. 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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Much of the escalating hunger problem can be traced to wars and civil strife, but a large portion is also due to a combination of growing poverty, AIDs and disinvestment in infrastructure. The articles and the book explain that for more than 40 years our schools--particularly in urban areas--have suffered a massive public disinvestment. Archbishop Andrew Hutchison has tried to assure the Jewish community that the Anglican church has no intention of proposing disinvestments in Israeli companies. |
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