Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

naturalise

English translation:

naturalizes

Added to glossary by Cassandra Delacote
Apr 18, 2017 11:13
7 yrs ago
French term

naturalise

French to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general) Financialisation of agric
La promotion du capital-investissement comme instrument de l’action publique en Afrique subsaharienne
La promotion du capital-investissement s’appuie sur une infrastructure cognitive, un ensemble de discours et de récits, qui *naturalise* les effets positifs de cet instrument pour le développement et la croissance.

Ces discours sont produits et diffusés à la fin des années 1990 par une communauté du capital-investissement en Afrique, constituée autour du couple institutions financières de développement et associations de professionnels, dans un contexte marqué par les politiques de l’ajustement structurel en Afrique et d’expansion des marchés financiers à l’échelle globale.

In this context, could it perhaps mean "adopts" "integrates" or something else?

Your suggestions would be welcome.

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naturalizes

The idea is that the capital-investment model is made to look like a "natural" process rather than a political/historical/ideological one. This use of the term naturalize is common in this sort of discourse.


Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
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Thanks phil
agree Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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to adapt or to conform

From this context I'm not 100% sure, but from the context I feel this means more like "to adapt" or "to conform".
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