That, in turn, could lead to a more balanced global economy less dependent on the United States as the main engine of growth, economists say.

Sikkim has a booming economy dependent on agriculture and tourism.

Again, Britain has become an economy more dependent on machines than at any time in the past.

The region is sparsely populated, with an economy dependent on farming and small businesses.

The colony developed an agricultural economy highly dependent on African slavery.

"Ours is an economy increasingly dependent not on our natural resources, or geographic location, but upon knowledge."

For an economy dependent on coffee, safaris and flowers, this is a real change of pace.

And efforts to conserve oil in the 1980's have resulted in an economy far less dependent on energy than it used to be.

But no such raises are paid to those dependent on the Afghan economy.

Our economy, so heavily dependent on European exports and imports, would crash.