The Evolution of the Language of Political Economy in the Light of Transformations and Crises: Towards a Vision for Accurate Arabic Translation of Foreign Economic Terms

The objective of this study is to shed light on the most important foreign economic terms developed in the light of global transformations and crises, during the period 1970-2023, and evaluating the accuracy of its translation in Arabic economic research. We used historical and descriptive approaches to test the hypothesis: Arabic economic research was unable to agree on an accurate and unified translation of foreign economic terms. The results revealed the absence of linguistic proofreading in the Arabic translation of newly introduced foreign economic terms, due to the differences in content, context, treatment, and understanding of these terms, and the absence of systematic efforts to discuss the problems of Arabic economic translation. Finally, we suggested directing efforts towards reviving both “Lexicography” and “Arabicization” process of foreign economic terms, by adopting Arab research institutions the issuance of a “Unified Dictionary of Economic Terms,” particularly new introduced terms.