Austerity — In economics, austerity is when a national government reduces its spending in order to pay back creditors. Austerity is usually required when a government s fiscal deficit spending is felt to be unsustainable. Development projects, welfare… … Wikipedia
policy of austerity — policy of cutting back and reduction … English contemporary dictionary
austerity — aus|ter|i|ty [o:ˈsterıti, ɔ US o: ] n plural austerities 1.) [C usually plural, U] bad economic conditions in which people do not have much money to spend ▪ a time of great austerity after the war ▪ the austerities of post communist Eastern… … Dictionary of contemporary English
austerity — aus|ter|i|ty [ ɔ sterəti ] noun uncount 1. ) an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount: austerity measures/policies/programs 2. ) a situation in which economic conditions are bad and people s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
austerity — UK [ɔːˈsterətɪ] / US [ɔˈsterətɪ] noun [uncountable] 1) an economic policy by which a government reduces the amount of money it spends by a large amount austerity measures/policies/programmes 2) a situation in which economic conditions are bad and … English dictionary
Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… … Universalium
HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Egypt — /ee jipt/, n. 1. Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 64,791,891; 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Cap.: Cairo. Arabic, Misr. Formerly (1958 71), United Arab Republic. 2. an ancient kingdom in NE Africa: divided into the Nile Delta… … Universalium
POLITICAL LIFE AND PARTIES — Introduction It was largely due to the existence of the pre state political parties, which had conducted intensive political activities for almost half a century within the framework of the yishuv , under the British Mandate for Palestine, that… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Portuguese transition to democracy — Portugal s experience with democracy before the Carnation Revolution of 1974 had not been particularly successful. Its First Republic lasted only sixteen years, from 1910 to 1926. Under the republic, parliamentary institutions worked poorly and… … Wikipedia
Mário Soares — 17th President of Portugal Elections: 1986, 1991 In office 9 March 1986 – 9 March 1996 … Wikipedia