We are now called 'emerging economy' instead of '
basket case'.
Basket Case is at His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen, from October 3.
A combination of AIDS, terrorism and economic doldrums has turned that country into a hopeless "
basket case," Parry said.
When he was offered a .38-40 Model 92 Winchester in "
basket case" condition he picked it up.
It is simply not true that Europe is a
basket case. Nor, therefore, is it true that it needs to remodel itself along American lines--smaller government, lower taxes, less regulation--in order to prosper.
memo disparaged Central America's largest country as a hopeless
basket case. Here's a small sample of the U.S.
"Rite Aid was a
basket case when Summons arrived in late 1999," the magazine notes.
His first novel, Tourist Season, was named "one of the ten best destination reads of all time" by GQ Magazine, He is the author of eight other best-selling novels, Double Whammy, Skin Tight, Native Tongue, Strip Tease, Stormy Weather, Lucky You, Sick Puppy, and
Basket Case. Together Hiaasen's novels have been translated into 21 languages, and the London Observer has called him "America's finest satirical novelist." The film Striptease, based on Hiaasen's novel, was a major motion picture starring Demi Moore and Burt Reynolds.
Sub-Saharan Africa remains a
basket case, and our efforts to transform the diverse parts of the former Soviet Union into productive economies have so far been a dismal failure.
Russia, it's often argued, remains an economic
basket case because of the presence of oligarchs like Berezovsky, who often used the country's transition from socialism to today's would-be capitalism to ruthlessly enrich themselves.
Haiti is often described as an economic
basket case: 85 percent of its people are illiterate and the average Haitian survives on less than $1 a day.
With 13 more games to play, I'm already a
basket case."