It is this implied social contract that is now endangered by economic collapse.

So, what threatens to happen with this unfolding apocalypse is the collapse of global social organization.

Implosion This likelihood of political disintegration, economic collapse, and social disorder may be no higher than that of re equilibration.

Collapse

On the social front, the preceding ten years of crisis and conflict had caused the collapse of the transportation system and the insecurity in certain provinces had shattered the social framework.

To insist that all contracts be fulfilled would cause a collapse of very large portions of the web, with serious economic and incalculable social and political consequences.

So no ecological collapse here.

Having learned from the collapse of the Soviet Union that a bureaucratic ruling party must co opt new social elites to deprive potential opposition groups of leaders, the Communist Party has conducted an effective campaign of expanding its social base.

If recessions deepen, the social and political backlash against austerity will become overwhelming strikes, riots, violence, demonstrations, the rise of extremist political parties, and the collapse of weak governments.

Sudan s authoritarian rule and social division along religious lines, together with economic difficulties and political ineptitude, precipitated the collapse of the central government s authority in the country s Christian majority south.

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The bridge is about to collapse.

Temporary information and transportation collapse followed.

Noting with serious concern the threat, as a result of this drought, of an imminent collapse of the Somali economy, and in particular of the pastoral economy and social support systems,

When oil prices collapse, as they will at some point over the next few years, Venezuela s economy will collapse with them.

Fourth, increased investment in the country s social safety net includes not only universal health and social insurance, but also expanded housing subsidies. This should help to solve the problem of insufficient demand for real estate, which could have led to the collapse of China s economy.

The alternative is collapse, unpredictable and merciless.

Otherwise, the eurozone banking system will collapse.

Such over investment produces an inevitable collapse.

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The Seljuk Empire soon started to collapse.

Other times, children collapse spontaneously while playing.

Successive economic crises, structural adjustment programmes, and other restrictive measures have increased the burden on the most vulnerable social groups, and have accelerated the collapse of living conditions for rural women in particular.

If that happened, the euro would eventually collapse.

Either way, the dollar collapse has to continue.

It did not have to collapse so quickly.

The bigger the bubble, the greater the collapse.

It is naive beyond description to think that having blocked this source of financial collapse, you have blocked all possible sources of financial collapse.

Although unemployment rates reflect the bleak picture, employment figures reveal the resilience of the economy and the social cohesiveness of the Palestinian people that prevented a complete collapse in the face of devastating conditions.

First, it prevented the collapse of the banking system.

The consequences of a collapse would not be pretty.

Meanwhile, the economy is on the verge of collapse.

None of this means that the euro will collapse.

The collapse of state institutions exacerbates the conflict's impact.

But most state and local governments that have experienced a collapse in tax revenues must sharply retrench spending by firing policemen, teachers, and firefighters while also cutting welfare benefits and social services for the poor.

If interest rates rise too far, then the collapse in housing values will lead to large scale foreclosures and a collapse in consumption spending as well.

In many Asian democracies, only institutional reconstruction will prevent collapse.

Today that country is now in real danger of collapse.

Nowadays, however, a cyclical collapse comes as a great surprise.

CAMBRIDGE The world economy has seen globalization collapse once already.

The collapse of the Soviet system also inspired several songs.

But, in terms of practical company management, such ideological polarization is not particularly useful. If managers had to choose between fulfilling the expectations of shareholders and meeting their social and ethical responsibilities, their companies would probably collapse.

The severe restrictions placed on the movement of goods and people, including humanitarian personnel, had effectively immobilized and isolated the Palestinians and led to the collapse of the economic, social, educational and cultural life of the local population.

In many Asian democracies, only institutional reconstruction will prevent a collapse.