This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title basket case. Structural change, fundamentals, and growth dani rodrik. Jan 09, 2020 this country is a financial basket case, a country so broke that it should be a perfect warning to lenders. Basket case meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. French translation of basket case the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. Jun 01, 2012 3 a someone or something that is incapable of functioning normally b as modifier. If a country or organization is a basket case, its economy or finances are in a very bad state.
The economic commission for latin america and the caribbean eclac. If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its. It is solely in existence to add to the pile of wealth for the unchecked at the top. Gdp as a measure of economic wellbeing brookings institution. The competitiveness of cities weforum world economic forum.
Department of computer science, government arts college trichy, india. Market basket analysis for a supermarket based on frequent. Basket case, a 1982 american comedy horror film by frank henenlotter. The in basket technique is probably one of the best know situation or simulation exercises used in assessment centres. In the seventies, the post office was regarded as a basket case, doomed to decline by the competition from phone, fax and modem. Basket cases most americans can be forgiven if they have lost the thread of todays debate over the government shutdownit has shifted radically in a pretty short time. Pdf case study appendix to political economic pressures in. Turning a breadbasket into a basket case in ten easy stepsthe robert mugabe way, atlantic monthly, december 2003. Music basket case song, a 1994 song by green day basketcase, a 1994 song by compulsion basket case, a song by danger doom from their 2005 album, the mouse and the mask. For instance, in the case of economic development, nowadays there is practically.
Basket case definition of basket case by the free dictionary. Basket case definition and meaning collins english. Similarly, in the case of an activity like dairy, we are dependent on the biological process of the animals and availability of fodder etc. It is a method of acquainting new or promoted employees with the complexities of their jobs by presenting them with a range of problems they might find in their in basket when they take up the job. Basket case, published in 2002, is the ninth novel by carl hiaasen. That spirit of fear harassing you is not coming from jesus. The economic indicators show this mineral rich country is a basket case. Basket case is another in his series of fictional high jinks of the rascals of south florida and the downandout hero who catches them in the end. Basket case dictionary definition basket case defined.
One of the countrys top economists has rejected the popular view that the economy is a basket case and is headed for trouble. Some countries are breadbaskets, others basket cases. Mini case studies of city competitiveness from around the world 14 case studies from the united states 17 case studies from latin america. Disengagement, princeton university press isbn, page 48. It is a crime novel set in florida that centers on the death of singer jimmy stoma, the former lead man of jimmy and the slut puppies. The quality of the actual basket for the gift basket cant be ignored either. Within the agriculture sector, the study finds that, given the unique relationship that exist between women and nature, women are predominant in all the subsectors namely. Note that, in this case, one gets the same answer using the period 2 basket instead. Business intelligence in the retail industry, microstrategy world 2003 conference, las vegas, 2003. Economic growth is sluggish, the labour market shows too much longterm unemployment, and exports are very far below normal. Although it was originally associated with a physical connotation, the phrase has expanded in use to define anyone who is in a precarious mental state.
The economic basket case that is the euro zone christopher ragan the globe and mail, october 7, 2014 though the recession ended five years ago, our economy remains in a rut. Tablet computers such as ipads and teenage fiction have been added to the basket of goods and services, used to calculate cpi and rpi. Alternative spelling of basket case 2009 march 5, rachel shukert, help. If you describe someone as a basket case, you think. Economic developmentdeveloping countriescase studies. During the periods of economic downturn economists. Capitalism during the 1950s had done little for south korea. This novel marks the first time hiaasen used firstperson point of view to deliver the novel. Basket case definition of basket case by merriamwebster. Basket case definition, a person who has had all four limbs amputated. According to the world bank, haitis economy has declined by an average of 0. This book evaluates bangladeshs impressive economic and social progress, more often.
One that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition. Guitar tablature pdf transcribed by thomas schilling. While one can, in principle, define a food security line with precision, the. It also helps in acquainting employees about their job where a number of. The financial crisis turned my husband into a modernday migrant labourer and me into a needy, horny, stayathome basketcase. Calculating the inflation rate is theoretically simple, but in reality the task is daunting. When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of the primary. Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. China is the worlds thirdlargest economy and has been growing consistently at. A consumer price index cpi measures changes in the prices of goods and services that households consume.
Look up basket case in wiktionary, the free dictionary. If ever there was an economic basket case, korea of the 1950s was it. Market basket analysis targets customer baskets in order to monitor buying patterns and improve customer satisfaction microstrategy. Definition is a phenomenon signalizing imbalance of economy is a rise in the general level of prices, as measured against some baseline of purchasing power inflation measures how much more expensive a set of goods and services has become over a certain period, usually a year oner, c 2017, inflation.
Definition of basket case in the idioms dictionary. Together hiaasens novels have been translated into 21 languages, and the london observer has called him americas finest. Market definition is a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction. I would say ditto to quora user, and then would like to add that most people thinking about africa as one entity are either ignorants or they refuse to educate themselves about africa. Basket case is a song by green day from the album dookie. A report of the global agenda council on competitiveness. Slang one that is in a completely hopeless or useless condition. Bangladeshs economic and social progress from a basket case. A market basket is a subset of products or financial securities designed to mimic the performance of a specific market segment. A report of the global agenda council on competitiveness the. Definition of a market basket higher rock education.
The country is an economic basket case with chronic unemployment and rampant crime. You see us as you want to see usin the simplest terms and the. Kevin van hentenryck stars as a normallooking person who seeks vengeance for the unwanted surgery that separated him from his deformed conjoined twin brother. The korean miracle 19621980 revisited kellogg institute. Mar 01, 2004 haiti is the poorest country in the americas, and over the past two decades its economy has gone into a tailspin. The oecd incomeinequality statistics show the basketcases of europe greece, ireland, and spain are the ones that increased their fairness over the past quarter century. Just a few weeks ago, the budget debate was primarily over the automatic spending reductions, known as sequestration. First, structural change by definition is a dynamic. Market basket analysis is an important component of analytical crm in retail organizations.
Eating and recession the basket case britain the economist. Originally world war i military slang, soldier who has lost all four limbs. Right after the war the conquered nation was considered an economic basket case. Market basket analysis is an important component of. The basket of exports remained virtually unchanged. Basket case definition of basket case by medical dictionary. Retail food prices in britain have increased by 25% since january 2008, considerably more than overall. The cpi basket is mostly kept constant over time for consistency, but is tweaked occasionally to reflect changing consumption patternsfor example, to include new hitech goods and to replace items no longer widely purchased.
Alarmingly for, say, kelloggs or heinz, lots have discovered that tescos cornflakes and walmarts baked beans taste no worse. French translation of basket case collins englishfrench. Because it shows how, on average, prices change over time for everything produced in an economy, the. Pdf led by the financial liberalization mantra of the washington.
Colombia, mexico, brazil, argentina and chile 19 case studies from europe. There are countries in africa that have never known famine or. You get to like the main character whose paper is bought out by moneygrubbing entitled rich and who is put into a dark corner of the paper on the obituary desk when he dares speak his mind. Why does the basket of goods have to change over time.
Economics is a social science concerned with the production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. In economics, a market basket is an imaginary basket containing a standard set of goods and services commonly purchased by consumers used to track changes in the cost of living for different groups. Consumer goods basket cases business the economist. The bureau of economic analysis bea gives a clear definition for gdp. Many have traded down from namebrand to storebrand products. Basket case definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Basket case definition is a person who has all four limbs amputated. Similarly, minerals and ores are also natural products. If someone describes a country or organization as a basket case, they mean that its economy or finances are in a seriously bad state. His first novel, tourist season, was named one of the ten best destination reads of all time by gq magazine, he is the author of eight other bestselling novels, double whammy, skin tight, native tongue, strip tease, stormy weather, lucky you, sick puppy, and basket case.
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