Past economic collapses have had political as well as financial causes. Persistent trade deficits, wars, revolutions, famines, depletion of important resources, and government-induced hyperinflation have been listed as causes.here are few well documented cases of economic collapse. One of the best documented cases of collapse or near collapse is the Great Depression, the causes of which are still being debated. To understand the Great Depression is the Holy Grail of macroeconomics..
On our campus, alternate work schedules consist of flextime and compressed workweeks. Compressed Workweek: Compressed workweeks are alternative work arrangements where a standard workweek is reduced to fewer than five days, and employees make up the full number of hours per-week by working longer hours.
The Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act allow federal agencies to provide two alternative work schedule options for federal employees. The Act permits (but does not require) agencies to establish âflexible work scheduleâ programs and/or âcompressed work scheduleâ programs for their employees. Under a flexible work schedule program, an agency may establish a system in which employees must work certain core hours and days.