That it remained free, independent, and prosperous was in no small measure due to him.
But what makes an economy stable and prosperous is a strong, vibrant, growing middle class.
The Zoman family, once prosperous, is now reduced to begging for support from family and friends.
Never large in numbers, Parsis, who are educated, urbanized and prosperous, are further dwindling.
The prosperous are easily angered and more inclined to share their anger than their wealth.
The frenzied overexpansion that made the late 1990's so prosperous is gone.
And prosperous is the last word one would use to describe North Korea's shuttered factories, skimpy harvests and stunted children.
The prosperous are especially disinclined to acknowledge that however hard they worked or ingenious they were, they were also lucky.
Many of the newly prosperous are using the weeklong national holiday for Lunar New Year this month to fly overseas.
It is odd that the example of the last time Europe really was prosperous is not inspiring contemporary lessons.
