During the war, Congress exercised an unprecedented level of political, diplomatic, military and economic authority.

During 1996, however, the economy collapsed due to the Bulgarian Socialist Party's slow and mismanaged economic reforms and an unstable and decentralised banking system, which led to an inflation rate of 311 % and the collapse of the lev.

During the 19th century the Liberal Party was broadly in favour of what would today be called classical liberalism: supporting laissez-faire economic policies such as free trade and minimal government interference in the economy ( this doctrine was usually termed ' Gladstonian Liberalism ' after the Victorian era Liberal Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone ).

During his tenure he experienced some criticism from within his own party for abandoning its traditional social democratic teachings and promoting a neoliberal economic model.

During that same period, the economy grew by 3 % a year, and by 1951 the United Kingdom had " the best economic performance in Europe, while output per person was increasing faster than in the United States.

When one society finds itself forced to relinquish power entirely to another society that in itself is a form of underdevelopment .... During the centuries of pre-colonial trade, some control over social political and economic life was retained in Africa, in spite of the disadvantageous commerce with Europeans.

During the 19th century, European nations established colonies in Africa to further exploit resources and expand economic influence.

During the first years of the Rivadeneira administration, Febres-Cordero introduced free-market economic policies, took a strong stand against drug trafficking and terrorism, and pursued close relations with the United States.

During the Cold War, Finland's foreign policy was based on official neutrality between the Western powers and the Soviet Union, while simultaneously stressing Nordic cooperation in the framework of the Nordic Council and cautious economic integration with the West as promoted by the Bretton-Woods Agreement and the free trade treaty with the European Economic Community.

During the ancien régime, Paris was the central hub of culture and economic activity, and as such, the most highly skilled culinary craftsmen were to be found there.

During the 1950s and 60s, Afghanistan was able to use the Russian and American need for allies during the Cold War as a way to receive economic assistance from both countries.

During the decade following World War II, the population doubled and an era of economic prosperity occurred.

During these years policies were put in place which led to the rapid transformation of Malaysia ’ s economy and society, such as the controversial New Economic Policy, which was intended to increase proportionally the share of the economic " pie " of the bumiputras (" indigenous people ", which includes the majority Malays, but not always the indigenous population ) as compared to other ethnic groups — was launched by Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.

During the period of socialist construction of Albania, the country saw rapid economic growth.

During the first years of the new regime, the Fascist pursued a laissez-faire economic policy: they initially reduced taxes, regulations and trade restrictions on the whole.

During the period 1790-1815 Sweden experienced two parallel economic movements: an agricultural revolution with larger agricultural estates, new crops and farming tools and a commercialisation of farming, and a protoindustrialisation, with small industries being established in the countryside and with workers switching between agricultural work in the summer season and industrial production in the winter season.

During the Cold War, Japanese foreign policy was not self-assertive, relatively focused on their economic growth.

During the 1960s, Karachi was seen as an economic role model around the world.

During these 40 years, the primary aim of the labour unions was not to benefit the workers, but to carry out the state's economic policy under their cosy relationship with the ruling party.

During most of the 20th century, however, Germany remained its most important economic partner.

During the 1970s, the economic situation in Maldives suffered a setback when the Sri Lankan market for Maldives ' main export of dried fish collapsed.

During the 1990s, Malta's economic growth has generally continued this brisk pace.

During that period, economic output contracted by one-third.

During 1946, Friedman accepted an offer to teach economic theory at the University of Chicago ( a position opened by departure of his former professor Jacob Viner to Princeton University ).

During the latter half of the 1940s, Friedman began a collaboration with Anna Schwartz, an economic historian at the Bureau, that would ultimately result in the 1963 publication of a book co-authored by Friedman and Schwartz, A Monetary History of the United States, 1867 – 1960.

During 2002, the average remained subdued without making substantial gains due to the Stock market downturn of 2002 as well as the lingering effects of the Dot-com bubble.

During Paesel's time in office the village experienced some growth but still experienced the difficulties of the economic downturn as many blue collar jobs left the area.

During the twentieth century the city's economy experienced a downturn, first due to the replacement of steamboat traffic on the Mississippi River by railroads in the early 1900s, and later due to the exodus of many local industries that had provided a large number of jobs in the area.

During Holkeri's time in office, the Finnish economy suffered a downturn, precipitated by a coincidence of factors, and the 1991 parliamentary election resulted in a loss.

During the financial downturn of 2009 and 2010, Joutseno and Ylämaa respectively merged into Lappeenranta.

During the 1980s, a global economic downturn seriously affected the city, a number of small and medium sized factories went bankrupt, including the stationery manufacturer Coda, and most importantly, CRAV, and Textiles Viña, two of the biggest employers in the city.

During her time in office, she presided over the handover of the Panama Canal from the US to Panama and the economic downturn that resulted from the loss of US personnel.

During an economic downturn, Pullman reduced hours and wages but not rents, precipitating the strike.

During her tenure as mayor, Strauss helped to lead a city suffering from a sharp economic downturn.

During that time, Lego was suffering a ten-year downturn.

During the economic downturn of 2009, JVC ceased its support of the festival and was replaced by CareFusion.

During the 1960s the Park Farm Hotel was opened at Park Farm Shopping Centre, but this closed and was boarded up in the late 1990s and has never reopened due to the general downturn in the pub business.

During Daniels ' 29-month tenure in the position, the projected federal budget surplus of $ 236 billion declined to a $ 400 billion deficit, due to an economic downturn, and failure to enact spending cuts to offset the tax reductions.

During an economic downturn in 2002, premiums for the program rose an average of 9 % to compensate for investment losses of $ 99 million.

During the 1970s and 1980s, many residents felt the area endured a long-term economic downturn.

During the 1920s, there was a general decline in the agricultural economy in California and elsewhere in the United States, which would have partially contributed to the sudden downturn in Japanese farming.

During the 16 years following BC 3, a number of Henenlotter feature projects came close to production, including " Sick in the Head ," Henenlotter's first script collaboration with R. A. the Rugged Man, at one point scheduled to be produced under the aegis of Fangoria Magazine, but, coincidental with the general economic downturn, financing evaporated.