A tiger economy is a name given to a country which undergoes rapid economic growth and usually an accompanying increase in standard of living. The term was initially used for South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan (Four Asian Tigers), and in the 1990s it was applied to Ireland (the Celtic Tiger). World GDP/capita changed very little for most of human history before the industrial revolution. ... Map of Four Asian Tigers Hong Kong Taiwan Singapore South Korea Skyline of Hong Kong Island, taken from Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong The skyline of Singapores Central Business District (CBD) at evening. ... Cartoon of the Celtic Tiger. ...
The Greekeconomic miracle of the 1950s and 1960s has also been described today as a tiger economy. It is not often cited internally, however, as the era was also a time of great political turmoil in spite of the economic success. The term (modern) Greek economic miracle has been used to describe the impressive rate of economic and social development in Greece from the early 1950s to the mid-1970s. ...
More recently, the term has been used to refer to the g Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, known collectively as the Baltic Tigers. Slovakia is referred to as the Tatra Tiger. Within Canada the province of Alberta has also been considered to have a tiger economy. The three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ... A glass skyscraper – an icon of Estonias economic boom Baltic Tiger is a term used to refer to any of the three Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania – during their periods of economic boom, which started after the year 2000 and continues up to the present moment. ... Tatra Tiger is a nickname that refers to the economy of Slovakia following the ascendance of a right-wing coalition in September 1998 which engaged in a program of liberal economic reforms. ... Motto: Fortis et liber(Latin) Strong and free Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Official languages English (see below) Government - Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong - Premier Ed Stelmach (PC) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 28 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (split from Northwest Territories) (8th [Province]) Area Ranked...
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The perceived power of the tiger has led to the terms “Asian tigers” and “tigereconomies” to describe the economies of South-east Asia for their dynamic growth during the 1970s, ‘80s and early ‘90s.
The South China, Amur and Sumatran are in danger of extinction, and populations of the Indo-Chinese and Bengal tiger are declining rapidly.
The main objective of the project is to reduce pressure on the province’s highly threatened tiger population by raising the awareness of local people of the status of the tiger in Vietnam, as to the merits of tiger conservation in particular, and biodiversity conservation in general.
But Asia's soothsayers say the tiger cycle, though powerful, is no guarantee of relief as the feline symbol is as unpredictable as it is wily, capable of great evil as well as high achievement.
If Asia's economies do not roar in 1998, and manage only to flit about in the Year of the Hare (1999), they will all aim to breath fire by 2000 - the auspicious Year of the Dragon.
But some Year of the tiger initiatives will not be able to wait that long.
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