Macdonaldism

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See also: MacDonaldism

English

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Etymology

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From Macdonald +‎ -ism, from Donald Stovel Macdonald, the chair of the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada (the Macdonald Commission).

Noun

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Macdonaldism (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly Canada) The policies recommended by the Macdonald Commission, especially the neoliberal economic policies and emphasis on free trade.
    • 1994, Neville Kirk, Labour and Society in Britain and the USA, page 75:
      The second development revolved around the growth of a radical alternative to Macdonaldism.
    • 2004, Luiz Carlos Susin, Jon Sobrino, Felix Wilfred, A different world is possible, page 71:
      And over and above this blatant injustice, through an ever-expanding global network the dehumanizing consequences of a certain uniform model of culture (call it cultural Macdonaldism) are spreading to the whole of the planet and eroding away the original local cultures.
    • 2015, Richard Roman, Edur Velasco Arregui, Mel Watkins, Continental Crucible, page 27:
      And since 1993, the Liberals have practiced “Macdonaldism” with a vengeance.

Usage notes

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Not to be confused with MacDonaldism or McDonaldization.