Sentence examples for social devastation from inspiring English sources

The free-market shock therapy of the 1980s and 1990s resulted in social devastation.

It is a rebellion of the whole population that has been subjected to economic impoverishment, social devastation and political destitution.

But the pain Jan suffered was compounded by the social devastation created by the attack on the jirga.

Scientific evidence has already prompted political leaders to agree that limiting the temperature rise to 2C would help to minimize the environmental and social devastation.

"China is on the verge of a catastrophe that could result in unimaginable human suffering, economic loss and social devastation," a United Nations report warned in June.

They too have been missed, because the Ebola response is focused on containment rather than the social devastation left in its wake.

The high-profile issues include the cultural, social and physical devastation and destruction in South America and Southeast Asia, and of course our own violent streets.

In spite of the social and environmental devastation these vehicles wreak, there is a bright side.

The elder Saro-Wiwa saw clearly that, rather than bringing wealth and prosperity, it had led to war, devastation, social division and the degradation of farm and fishing grounds.

In the eurozone – where membership of a single currency leaves less room for manoeuvre, and years of spending cuts have meant extensive social and economic devastation – around one in 10 remain out of work.

The original Green Revolution boosted yields but also resulted in widely acknowledged environmental, social and political devastation.