Also known as liberalisation, liberalizing, liberalising, liberalize, liberalise
Liberalization (American English) or liberalisation (British English) is a broad term that refers to the practice of making laws, systems, or opinions less severe, usually in the sense of eliminating certain government regulations or restrictions. The term is used most often in relation to economics, where it refers to economic liberalization, the removal or reduction of restrictions placed upon (a particular sphere of) economic activity. However, liberalization can also be used as a synonym for decriminalization or legalization (the act of making something legal after it used to be illegal),
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整體來說，自由化是指之前的政府限制或規定有所放寬，通常指社會(內政)或經濟政策。對於獨裁國家來說，自由化也許會比民主化更早出現，但布拉格之春是一個例外。 在社會政策上它可能指出在比如離婚、墮胎、同性戀或等範疇相關法律限制的放寬。 最常看到的是用這個專有名詞來指出經濟自由化，尤其是或。這些政策通常叫作新自由主義。
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