| 单词 | black economy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblack economy black economy n. (a) U.S. the economy of the black population of the United States (now rare); (b) that part of a country's economic activity which is not officially declared or reported to its government, esp. in order to evade taxation (cf. underground economy n. at underground adj. 4e, black market n., and see sense A. 15a). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > specific sector of the economy rural economics1764 supply side1873 agriculturism1885 business sector1918 black economy1929 hidden economy1930 underground economy1978 old economy1983 society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [noun] > political economy > specific sector of the economy > relating to population segment black economy1929 1929 Polit. Sci. Q. 44 620 The dream of an independent black economy within white society suits the Negro better than a working-class movement which knows no color line. 1974 Times 24 Sept. (Internat. Scene section) p. ix/6 Fuelled by stagnant or declining industrial and agricultural production, deficit budgetary financing and the existence of a parallel ‘black’ economy (mainly the product of massive tax evasion), the general price level rose. 1978 Washington Post 18 Jan. a1 When placed against the statistics of blacks still in poverty, they indicate the disturbing quality of the black economy—a slow-growing black middle-class and an increasingly jobless lower economic class. 2002 Times 1 July 10/3 Ministers believe that ‘entitlement cards’ could have an important role to play in fighting illegal immigration, terrorism, benefit fraud and the black economy. < as lemmas |
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