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1Resource extraction in the Democratic Republic of Congo — The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo, or DRC) is a nation full of complexity and seeming contradictions. The DRC, previously known as Zaire, is rich in natural resources ($24 trillion of minerals, by one estimate), species diversity,… …
2History of the Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles. Successive waves of Arawak migrants, moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America, settled the islands of the Caribbean.… …
3deflate — deflator, n. /di flayt /, v., deflated, deflating. v.t. 1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon): They deflated the tires slightly to allow the truck to drive under the overpass. 2. to depress or reduce (a person or a… …
4deflate — verb a) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink b) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices. Ant: inflate …
5deflate — de•flate [[t]dɪˈfleɪt[/t]] v. flat•ed, flat•ing 1) to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a balloon) 2) to depress or reduce (a person or a person s ego, hopes, etc.); puncture; dash 3) to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an… …
6deflate — /dəˈfleɪt / (say duh flayt) verb (t) (deflated, deflating) 1. to release the air or gas from (something inflated, as a tyre). 2. to reduce (currency, prices, etc.) from an inflated condition. 3. to reduce in esteem, especially self esteem (a… …
7deflate — v. 1 a tr. let air or gas out of (a tyre, balloon, etc.). b intr. be emptied of air or gas. 2 a tr. cause to lose confidence or conceit. b intr. lose confidence. 3 Econ. a tr. subject (a currency or economy) to deflation. b intr. pursue a policy… …
8Great Depression — the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock market crash in October, 1929, and continuing through most of the 1930s. * * * or Depression of 1929 Longest and most severe …
9money — moneyless, adj. /mun ee/, n., pl. moneys, monies, adj. n. 1. any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits. 2. See paper money. 3. gold, silver, or other metal in pieces of convenient form stamped by public …
10Chartalism — is a descriptive economic theory that details the procedures and consequences of using government issued tokens as the unit of money. The name derives from the Latin charta, in the sense of a token or ticket.[1] The modern theoretical body of… …
