boom-bust
Prosperity then collapse
Boom-bust describes cycles of rapid economic expansion followed by sharp contraction.
A boom-bust cycle characterizes industries or economies prone to dramatic swings—real estate, commodities, emerging markets.
The pattern suggests inherent instability: The oil industry has always been boom-bust.
Sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not.
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- crashSudden violent impact
- collapseSudden structural failure
downturn · speculation · volatility · correction · overheating · inflation · deflation · hyperinflation
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- bubbleAir-filled film sphere
- crashSudden violent impact
collapse · downturn · speculation · volatility · correction · overheating · inflation · deflation · hyperinflation · stagflation
boom-buststeady growth
Sustained incremental increase
sustainable growth · equilibrium · stability · steady-state · even keel
boom-bustorganic growth
Growth arising internally, gradually
linear growth · slow and steady · continuous growth · long-term growth · soft landing
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