The result was stagflation, a combination of economic growth stagnation and inflation. Bangladesh suffered from illiteracy, severe poverty, chronic unemployment, shortages and economic stagnation. Job growth stagnated and millions of people migrated North to escape the economic stagnation. These cycles were characterised by periods of expansion, stagnation and recession. Yet few early societies displayed the hygienic stagnation or even apathy often attributed to them. Nevertheless, the period was one of economic stagnation and financial stringency. Economists expect an economic stagnation for the country in 2020. After Emperor Wu, the empire slipped into gradual stagnation and decline. Kondratiev identified three phases in the cycle, namely expansion, stagnation and recession. However, some provinces experienced long periods of stagnation or population decline. The company suffered a period of decline and technological stagnation. In these conditions policies of technological and social stagnation could persist. By the 1980s, North Korea began to experience severe economic stagnation. Most of the "Marielitos" were people wanting to escape from economic stagnation. Reversed&colon; Inertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence.