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In late 2009 and early 2010, the economy showed some signs of renewed vigor. What if the decades-long era of economic growth based on ever-increasing rates of resource extraction, manufacturing, and consumption is over, finished, and done? We have reached the end of economic growth as we have known it. Always. In the U.S., MORE >>

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percent and a staggering 71 percent of the population benefited from some form of social assistance in 2009.”. They pointed out that the recent easing of restrictions by Israel had played a positive role in the economic growth in the West Bank and Gaza. Well, according to the latest report by the World Bank not very. percent last year. MORE >>

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