hopeful economy

 

be wealthy

lost decades

flower farm

 

landfill

"40% of the food produced is wasted."
- Chef Dan Barber, Blue Hill

"In the USA, one-third of bank tellers are on social assistance."
- James Carville

Image source here.

minister of everything

"Clarence Decatur 'C.D.' Howe is often credited with transforming the Canadian economy from one based on agriculture to an industrial one. That he was a politician, serving Prime Ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent continuously from 1935 to 1957, makes his accomplishment even more impressive."
- Financial Post Magazine, April 2012

down and out and jocular

from bad to ghastly

Britain's economic prospects here.

Dr. Doom

Cheer up, the worst is yet to come, predicts economist Nouriel Roubini [born 1959] on his blog.

not yet half-way to the bottom

U.S. Economy