dramatic representation of an economy in shambles

shambles economy bankruptcy recession debt crisis poverty unemployment inflation deficit downturn collapse financial instability decline stagnation depression devaluation turmoil devastation hardship collective deprivation embargo famine misfortune misery predicament starvation shortage scarcity turbulence adversity deterioration freefall insolvency liquidation stalemate struggle slump suffering underprivileged wreckage bleak currency disparity exclusion fracture impoverishment dramatic representation