Counter-reform
Definition
A political, legislative, or administrative measure that opposes an ongoing reform or cancels and reverses the effects of a previously implemented structural reform. This phenomenon typically occurs as a conservative or restorative reaction by interest groups or power structures aiming to return to the initial state (status quo ante) and block systemic modernization.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Counter-reform
- Anti-reform measure
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Feminine noun with regular singular and plural morphological inflections. |
| Formation | Composed of the prefix 'anti-' attached directly to the foundational institutional noun 'reformă'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [an.ti.re.ˈfor.mə] |
| Source | Glossary of Public Policy, Governance, and Political History |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Noul amendament adus legii justiției a fost criticat de societatea civilă, fiind catalogat drept o veritabilă antireformă.
EN: The new amendment to the justice law was criticized by civil society, being labeled as a true counter-reform.
RO: Guvernul a fost acuzat că promovează o antireformă economică prin reintroducerea taxelor anulate anul trecut.
EN: The government was accused of promoting an economic anti-reform by reintroducing the taxes canceled last year.
RO: Istoria politică a țării este marcată de cicluri repetate de modernizare urmate brusc de măsuri de antireformă administrativă.
EN: The country's political history is marked by repeated cycles of modernization suddenly followed by administrative anti-reform measures.
Idioms & Phrases
Măsură de antireformă / Anti-reform measure
RO: Decizie legislativă adoptată cu scopul explicit de a anula progresul realizat printr-o strategie anterioară.
EN: A legislative decision adopted with the explicit purpose of canceling the progress achieved through a previous strategy.
Antireformă structurală / Structural counter-reform
RO: Modificare profundă a instituțiilor statului care readuce vechile mecanisme birocratice ineficiente în funcțiune.
EN: A profound modification of state institutions that brings old, inefficient bureaucratic mechanisms back into operation.
Val de antireformă / Wave of counter-reforms
RO: Perioadă politică marcată de adoptarea consecutivă a unor acte normative cu caracter regresiv sau restaurator.
EN: A political period marked by the consecutive adoption of normative acts of a regressive or restorative nature.
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