Meaning benign neglect
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benign neglectA type of laissez-faire policy, where, in response to calls for government funding or regulation to address a recently developed problem, a ‘do nothing’ approach is alternatively undertaken in the belief that, over time, it will improve, or at least not hurt, the interests of the "neglected" group.
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benign neglectRefers to doing nothing about a problem, in the hope that it will not be serious or will be solved by others. Said to be U.S. policy toward its balance of payments deficit in the late 1960s, based on [..]
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