Rising crime and social unrest has led to the creation of 'gated communities' where wealth is concentrated.
Inevitably this led to deflation and social unrest (sufficiently alarming to lead to the creation of a full-time police force).
The world seems to be less predictable these days, with political and social unrest, a slowly recovering economy and a changing climate.
The resulting rash of business failures and social unrest further undermined the region's currencies - the exact opposite of what the IMF aimed to do.
Nevertheless, Conga remains exposed to political and social unrest risks.
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So if we look into Mervyn King's eyes and wonder what his nightmares might be, and indeed our own, it could be this: a situation where politics, economics and social unrest prove incapable of making the kind of switch that happened between 1931 and 1934.
Its latest decision on who should get the coveted Nobel Peace Prize, which could have gone to dissidents in Russia or interfaith leaders working on Christian-Islamic reconciliation, saw it bestowed on a region currently grappling with a massive financial crisis and social unrest: the European Union.
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The countries concerned say that job losses from the closure of textile and clothing factories will cause social unrest and increase poverty.
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Early U2 recordings show earnest young men influenced to varying degrees by Christianity, Irish social unrest and punk music.
The poster's slogan, Don't let him take Britain back to the 1980s, attempts to link the Conservative leader with memories of social unrest and youth unemployment.
Father Ratzinger was initially a reformer, says Professor Tina Beattie of Roehampton University, but was appalled by the social unrest and student uprisings of the late 1960s.
This raises the worrying prospect of a future Indonesia that may remain largely intact politically, but is racked by unmanageable social unrest and shunned by foreign investors.
Its independence was followed by social unrest and a conflict with the breakaway region of Abkhazia that led to the displacement of more than 250, 000 people, according to the European Commission.
The hesitation of Prime Minister Rajoy to request intervention clearly aided the decision to downgrade, his continued delay risks increasing the possibility of unrest and social discontent as we saw in Greece.
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Not only has Greece failed to reach its targets for reducing the deficit but, as the Financial Times reports, it believes that social unrest and industrial action are taking a toll on the economy.
Adherence to an unsustainable currency union - the Gold Standard - then forced governments to continue deflation-worsening policies, provoking social unrest and inter-country tension over unpaid debts (in this case war reparations, but still debts).
Italy and Spain are especially subject to social unrest which, if unleashed, would spook bond holders and reignite fear of the Eurozone splintering.
"International economic problems could lead to our allies having to make considerable cuts to their defence spending, and to an increase in economic migrants between EU member states, and to domestic social or political unrest, " it said.
If Indonesians feel assured that they will have jobs and food, much of the social unrest should subside.
It is for this reason that, while the Greek CP wants out of the euro, the growingly influential far left parliamentary group SYRIZA does not, and neither does the hard-right religious party LAOS. Everybody can see that an external devaluation will be chaotic, painful and cause its own kind of social unrest, just as the attempted internal devaluation is doing.
In poorer countries, where a larger part of family income is spent on food, unpredictable harvests and volatile food prices can lead to social unrest.
The archbishop said he had met people frustrated at their lack of prospects, who now resorted to stealing, and warned of the potential for widespread social unrest if such a situation continued.
Even as Germany wrestles with the Euro woes, and Eurogeddon, the probability of widespread social unrest in Europe in reaction to austerity, the possible collapse of its currency (or alternatively the possibility of compromise), close neighbours Switzerland are becoming more optimistic about their own economic future.
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Austerity, high unemployment, social unrest, high borrowing costs and banking chaos seem likely either way.
Conclusions: as social unrest continues in MENA, and high demand from emerging markets keep the markets tense, Saudi Arabia will have to step in to offset supply constraints. (Read Oil Services Will Gain From Saudi Production Hike).
Manson was initially sentenced to death for the grisly 1969 slayings of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and eight others by a group of his followers -- called his "family" -- as part of what prosecutors said was an attempt to incite an apocalyptic race war between whites and blacks during the country's massive social unrest.
The drawback, for Mr Karimov, is the possibility of social unrest if the reforms led to unemployment and lower living standards, however temporary.
Andean countries' leaders are seeking economic changes aimed at accelerating growth and providing the tax revenues to improve social services, but unrest on the streets has forced them to backtrack.
Britain is considering disrupting online social networking such as Blackberry Messenger and Twitter during civil unrest, Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday, a move widely condemned as repressive when used by other countries.
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How many of your favorite pundits accurately forecast that social unrest would disrupt in the Middle East and North Africa, thereby upsetting your visit to the grocery store and gas station let alone playing havoc with your 401k plan?
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