Economic, Political & Social Systems

flat rate

a charge that is the same for everyone

fiksna stopa

Clients are charged at a flat monthly rate.

fixed/uniform rate

trickle-down

used to refer to a situation in which something that starts in the high parts of a system spreads to the whole of the system

učinci prelijevanja

The supposed trickle-down effect of lower taxes for the rich has not yet resulted in greater prosperity for society as a whole.

percolate

laissez-faire

economic philosophy of free-market capitalism that opposes government intervention

pustiti da se radi, pustiti da stvari idu svojim tijekom

They developed a laissez-faire attitude, as if they were waiting to see if he would die.

let it be, laid back

adverse

acting against or in a contrary direction

nepovoljno

The plant tolerates adverse conditions.

unfavorable, hostile

adverseness, adversely, adversative

autocratic

of, relating to, or being an autocracy

autokratski

Democracy is supposed to protect the people against the rise of autocratic rulers.

absolute

autocracy, autocrat

entrepreneurial

relating to someone who starts their own business or is good at seeing new opportunities to make money

poduzetnički

With more people self-employed, has our society become more entrepreneurial?

enterprising, ambitious

entrepreneur

constituent

one of the parts that a substance or combination is made of

sastavnica

What are the basic constituents of the mixture?

component, element, ingredient

constituently, constituency

fostering

to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings

potaknuti

I'm trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.

promote, encourage

fosterer(s)