Uggo: Do you want to go get some dinner on Friday night?
You: Not with this economy.
Uggo: I'll pay.
You: Crap.
You: Not with this economy.
Uggo: I'll pay.
You: Crap.
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The hummus economy cynically refers to the economic situation in Lebanon, the country where hummus originated.
The hummus economy consists of the successive poor leadership that took Lebanon to an unparalleled economic recession that surged between 2019 and 2020. It has resulted from corruption and incompetence in the absence of the rule of law.
The expression insinuates amateurship in managing Lebanon where leaders have been historically busy by shallow matters distracting the Lebanese from what matters when it comes to inclusive and sustainable growth.
The hummus economy consists of the successive poor leadership that took Lebanon to an unparalleled economic recession that surged between 2019 and 2020. It has resulted from corruption and incompetence in the absence of the rule of law.
The expression insinuates amateurship in managing Lebanon where leaders have been historically busy by shallow matters distracting the Lebanese from what matters when it comes to inclusive and sustainable growth.
Q: What economic model fits Lebanon in recent years?
A: The economy in Lebanon is intricate and peculiar: one could call it the hummus economy.
El Hokayem, J., and Abou Jaoude, J. (2020), Leading by misleading in the hummus economy, Annahar.
A: The economy in Lebanon is intricate and peculiar: one could call it the hummus economy.
El Hokayem, J., and Abou Jaoude, J. (2020), Leading by misleading in the hummus economy, Annahar.
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Get the Booze economy mug.Ecolonomics, a phrase coined by Emmy-award winning actor, Dennis Weaver, is the promotion of sustainable alternatives that are economically profitable. Simply put, ecolonomics means maintaining natural resources in ways that are economically sound. A key component in this effort is sustainability, practices that maintain natural resources at their present level or better. Sustainability is relatively new to many businesses and industries.
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Industrialized agriculture exists within a dinosaur economy because it relies on petrol chemicals to produce herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers as well as lots of fuel to transport food hundreds or thousands of miles via planes trains and automobiles before it is consumed.
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