economy is a basket case

  • 1basket case — /ˈbaskət keɪs/ (say bahskuht kays) noun 1. a person in an advanced state of nervous tension or mental instability. 2. something which has been dealt a crippling blow: the economy is a basket case after the last budget. {US (1919) slang basket… …

  • 2basket case — ˈbasket ˌcase noun [countable usually singular] JOURNALISM ECONOMICS a company, country, or economy that is doing so badly and has so many problems that it is likely to fail completely: • By any standard, the area is an economic basket case. * *… …

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  • 3basket case — basket cases 1) N COUNT If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. [INFORMAL] Ten years ago Latin America was written off as a basket case. 2) N COUNT… …

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  • 4Economy of the People's Republic of China — Economies of Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are administered separately from the rest of People s Republic of China. Therefore, the information below pertains only to mainland China unless specified otherwise. For the… …

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  • 5Economy of Belarus — Recently, the Belarusian economy has shifted into sustained high gear, along with Ukraine, Russia, and many other Commonwealth of Independent States economies. The economic boom provided by mineral wealth of Russia and other CIS nations and its… …

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  • 7Bangladesh — /bahng gleuh desh , bang /, n. republic in S Asia, N of the Bay of Bengal: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; a former province of Pakistan. 125,340,261; 54,501 sq. mi. (141,158 sq. km). Cap.: Dhaka. Formerly, East Pakistan. * * *… …

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  • 8Jennifer Government: NationStates — NationStates redirects here. For the concept, see nation state. Jennifer Government: NationStates URL nationstates.net Commercial? Yes …

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  • 9Glens Falls, New York — Glens Falls   City   Centennial Circle, a five leg roundabout located in downtown Glens Falls …

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  • 10Economic history of Canada — Canadian historians until the 1960s tended to focus on economic history, including labour history. In part this is because Canada has had far fewer political upheavals or military conflicts than other societies. This was especially true in the… …

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