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41economic — economic, economical 1. These are both adjectives answering to the word economy: economic in the meanings ‘relating to economics’ and ‘frugal, characterized by good economy’, and economical in the meaning ‘sparing in the use of resources’. An… …
42economic zone — noun The coastal sea area which a country claims as its own territory (for fishing, mining, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑economy * * * economic zone, the area of coastal waters to whose fishing and mining resources a country claims exclusive rights:… …
43economic determinism — economic determinist. the doctrine that all social, cultural, political, and intellectual forms are determined by or result from such economic factors as the quality of natural resources, productive capability, technological development, or the… …
44economic geography — n. the branch of geography that deals with the relation of economic conditions to physical geography and natural resources …
45economic hardship deferment — UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE a situation in which something, such as a payment on a loan, is delayed because someone has too little money or too few resources at the present time …
46economic development — Process whereby simple, low income national economies are transformed into modern industrial economies. Theories of economic development the evolution of poor countries dependent on agriculture or resource extraction into prosperous countries… …
47Economic growth — GDP real growth rates, 1990–1998 and 1990–2006, in selected countries …
48Economic history of the People's Republic of China — Throughout most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, as during much of earlier Chinese history, the economy was barely able to meet the basic needs of the country s huge population the largest in the world. In normal years the economy… …
49Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
50economic growth — Process by which a nation s wealth increases over time. The most widely used measure of economic growth is the real rate of growth in a country s total output of goods and services (gauged by the gross domestic product adjusted for inflation, or… …
