If rapid growth is the benchmark, then Chris Mould is indisputably one of the UK's top social entrepreneurs.
(If rapid growth did persist, the Fed would probably raise interest rates more rapidly than anticipated, creating big losses for holders of Treasuries).
But if rapid rates of credit creation — particularly, rapid rates of mortgage credit creation — are sustained they tend to generate asset-price bubbles.
"Even if rapid economic expansion in the developing world continues, this doesn't mean that everyone will automatically benefit from the development process.
In flight or after touchdown, if rapid deceleration is desired, they can be deployed in a manner to greatly increase drag.
That pace, experts say, could accelerate if rapid DNA testing devices capable of quickly developing DNA profiles from samples are deployed in station houses.
If Rapid Redux keeps racing at the level he has, it is unlikely anyone will beat him in the starter allowance ranks.
Despite the severe air pollution in urban and industrial centers and international pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, most analysts expect China's coal consumption to increase for decades if rapid economic growth continues.
The unusual thing about superintelligence is that we do not know if rapid and powerful intelligence explosions are possible: maybe our current civilisation as a whole is improving itself at the fastest possible rate.
If rapid growth means that China and India are importing more oil, they are probably importing larger amounts of other things as well, lessening the pain for slower-growing consumers of oil.Nonetheless, whether driven by demand or supply, a large enough spike in the price of oil can do great damage.
For the constellation of islands that make up New York City, a rising sea level is not a minor issue: conservative projections call for a 7-to-12-inch increase by 2050, and a panel convened by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said in 2009 that if rapid ice melting took place, the rise could be 41 to 55 inches by 2080.
