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Noun: perestroika  ,pe-re'stroy-ku
  1. An economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union; intended to increase automation and labour efficiency but it led eventually to the end of central planning in the Russian economy

Derived forms: perestroikas

Type of: economic policy

Encyclopedia: Perestroika