English Dictionary

Pollyanna creep

名詞

不可算名詞

(economics) The practice of a government modifying the way that economic measures are calculated, in order to give a more optimistic impression of economic development.

日本語の意味

政府が経済成長の状況をより好意的に見せるために、経済指標の計算手法を意図的に変更する行為

Many economists criticized the budget report, calling the optimistic numbers a Pollyanna creep that masked underlying weaknesses.

多くの経済学者は予算報告を批判し、その楽観的な数値を、実態の弱さを覆い隠すために経済指標の算出方法を変更してより楽観的に見せる政府の手法だと呼んだ。

意味（1）

(economics) The practice of a government modifying the way that economic measures are calculated, in order to give a more optimistic impression of economic development.