After all, in previous recessions, the region's economies tended to move as a block.

A monopolized religious economy tends to have lower levels of participation.

The weak economy will tend to inflate the huge trade surplus.

And though a free economy tends to open up a society over time, growth and democracy aren't necessarily connected in the short term.

Left to its own devices, the economy will tend to be unbalanced.

The booming economy also tends to make mere sunshine patriots of us all.

When short rates are lower than long - as they are now - the economy tends to grow.

The key point is that the economy tends to grow as an integrated whole.

A continuing healthy economy will tend to keep interest rates at higher levels and make dollar-denominated investments attractive.

This suggests that the smaller, more open national economies tend to pursue especially sustainable policies.