stop-go approach/policies etc
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstop-go approach/policies etcstop-go approach/policies etcBritish EnglishPE a way of controlling the economy by restricting government spending for a period of time and then not restricting it so severely for a time → stop-goExamples from the Corpusstop-go approach/policies etc• The uncertainty of such stop-go policies arguably reduced business confidence and discouraged investment.