The word "decoupling" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the act of separating two connected or intertwined things, or the process of reducing the interdependence of two economies or countries. For example, "The federal government plans to implement a policy of decoupling the country's economy from its largest trading partner."
The education secretary insisted that the problems over chemistry would not delay the new A-level being taught, and she denied that decoupling the current AS and A-level exams would have a disproportionately negative effect on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
It points out that China – the main driver of rising global emissions over the past decade – has entered a period of slowing economic growth "and the country is decoupling economic growth from greenhouse gas emissions, in a deliberate effort to move to a lower-carbon growth model".
The recession ended both emerging-markets' accelerating growth rates, and (temporarily) the decoupling debate.
Some experts, including Mr Herz, support decoupling accounting standards from bank regulation so that bank assets are presented in two formats to meet investors' desire for transparency and regulators' craving for stability.
They worry that in a crisis America might just hunker down under its shield, decoupling its security from that of its friends.
That is, monetary policy should restrict its attention to the dual mandate goals of price stability and maximum employment, while the full battery of supervisory and regulatory tools should be used to safeguard financial stability…As we move forward, I believe it will be important to keep an open mind and avoid adhering to the decoupling philosophy too rigidly.
Katie Fehrenbacher of Earth2Tech and Joseph Romm make the convincing case for California's decoupling utility profits and energy efficiency programmes.
A wild ride Going it alone The world's most dangerous haven An independent streak Unable to fend for itself Socked, not gently Faulty powers Reprints Related items Decoupling 1: Emerging Asia: An independent streakJan 24th 2008 Global markets: A wild rideJan 24th 2008Perhaps that hoarding is an insurance against unpredictable government.
The giants seem to be decoupling not only from the West but from many of their smaller emerging brethren, too.A series of reports confirms how badly things are going there.
A wild ride Going it alone The world's most dangerous haven An independent streak Unable to fend for itself Socked, not gently Faulty powers Reprints Related items Decoupling 2: Japan: Unable to fend for itselfJan 24th 2008 Global markets: A wild rideJan 24th 2008Some Asian economies are more vulnerable than others.
Might there be something to decoupling after all?
