market-driven economy
71Slovakia — This article is about the European country. For other uses, see Slovakia (disambiguation). Slovak Republic Slovenská republika …
72Malta — /mawl teuh/, n. 1. an island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Africa. 95 sq. mi. (246 sq. km). 2. a former British colony consisting of this island and two small adjacent islands: now an independent sovereign state and a member of the… …
73ORT — (initials of Rus. Obshestvo Remeslenofo zemledelcheskofo Truda, originally meaning The Society for Handicrafts and Agricultural Work ), organization for the promotion and development by vocational training of skilled trades and agriculture among… …
74Xue Muqiao — ▪ 2006 Chinese economist (b. Oct. 25, 1904, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China d. July 22, 2005, China), introduced economic reforms that pushed China toward a market driven economy. He was imprisoned in 1927 for his activism on behalf of the… …
75Democracy in the Middle East — According to the Democracy Index (published by the Economist, a British journal), the country in the Middle East with the highest Democracy Index score is Israel, with a score of 7.48, corresponding to the status of flawed democracy ; the only… …
76Zlatko Lagumdžija — Infobox Prime Minister name = Zlatko Lagumdžija order=Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina term start =2001 term end =2002 deputy= predecessor =Božidar Matić successor =Dragan Mikerević birth date = Birth date and… …
77Economic 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… …
78United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
79china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
80China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
