How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes

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Back in Usonia things were headed 
in the opposite direction. With 
only the meager domestic 
catch available, the 
bank’s fi sh technicians 
had to work harder and 
more creatively than 
ever before. Offi cial 
fi sh began shrinking at 
an alarming rate and 
fi shfl ation fl ared anew. But unlike prior outbreaks, this new 
variety spiraled out of control.
Soon offi cial fi sh got so small that they had to be bundled in 
packages of 50, then 100. Islanders were eating 200 fi sh a day 
just to stay alive. Any savings in Fish Reserve Notes became 
essentially worthless. The condition became known as hyper 
fi shfl ation.
With fewer products coming in from 
Sinopia, Usonian retailers were 
left with diminished 
inventories. 
The result of 
skimpier fi sh 
chasing fewer 
products was 
soaring prices!

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