# die Mangelwirtschaft

die Mangelwirtschaft is a German noun meaning “economy of scarcity”. Forms: der Mangelwirtschaft, die Mangelwirtschaften.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Mangelwirtschaft
- Plural: die Mangelwirtschaften

## In other languages

- Русский: дефицитная экономика

## Meanings

1. economy of scarcity, shortage economy (an economic system, often centrally planned, characterized by chronic shortages of goods and services)
   - Die Mangelwirtschaft in der DDR führte zu jahrzehntelangen Wartezeiten auf Konsumgüter wie Automobile. — The shortage economy in the GDR led to decades-long waiting times for consumer goods such as automobiles.

## Related words

- Antonym: Überflussgesellschaft, Marktwirtschaft

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