economic decline
collocation in Englishmeaningsofeconomicanddecline
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economic
adjective
uk/ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪk/us/ˌiː.kəˈnɑː.mɪk/
relating to trade, industry, ...
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decline
noun[S or U]
uk/dɪˈklaɪn/us/dɪˈklaɪn/
when something becomes less in amount, importance, quality, ...
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(Definition ofeconomicanddeclinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Both countries are emerging, to varying degrees, from years of civil strife andeconomicdecline(or collapse).
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There may have beeneconomicdeclinein the area, but economic liberalisation has turned that around and raised incomes.
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During the periodeconomicdeclinereached a level much higher than in the previous twenty years.
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This supports the theory's predictions that the prospect ofeconomicdeclinetriggers elections.
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On the continent it would create enhanced engagement with continental scholars whose activities have been negatively affected by theeconomicdeclineof their countries.
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Both areas had a history ofeconomicdeclinepresided over by inept and corrupt government.
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However, the second half of the eighteenth century was characterized byeconomicdecline.
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It sustainedeconomicdeclineand stagnation for the duration of independence.
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Initially, at least, structural adjustment policies failed to reverse theeconomicdecline.
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Psychosocial factors predicting employee sickness absence duringeconomicdecline.
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The decade ofeconomicdeclinethat followed was blamed, among other factors, on the dearth of investment in the public sector.
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Theeconomicdeclinein this period is magnified if the increase in population is taken into account.
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This contractionary policy in the midst of rapideconomicdeclinewas the classic central-bank reaction to a gold-standard crisis.
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It is worth noting, however, that income inequalities fell in the immediate aftermath of the periods ofeconomicdeclineand remained stable after 1996.
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Both areas experienced relativeeconomicdeclinefor most of the period under review and suffered high rates of unemployment and of persons on poor relief.
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A second period ofeconomicdecline, this time affecting employment across the board, took place between 1991 to 1994.
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More recently, the region has both democratised and sufferedeconomicdecline.
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The theory predicts early elections are triggered when the government anticipates aneconomicdecline.
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In this context, bureaucracy-led interventionism became more appropriate as a model ofeconomicdeclinerather than a model of economic growth.
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