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Barriers
to education investment include a very long gap between interventions and outcomes, the difficulty of measuring results, and public-sector domination.
Today, like in the twentieth century, nationalism is tearing societies apart and dividing erstwhile allies, by fueling antagonism toward the “other” and justifying physical and legal protectionist
barriers.
And most economists agree that the US has genuine trade grievances against China, including intellectual property theft, asymmetrical technology transfers, and non-tariff barriers, such as the requirement that foreign companies enter joint-venture agreements with domestic firms to access the Chinese market.
Many governments’ determination to “erect electronic barriers” to block their citizens’ efforts to access the full resources of the Internet, she said, means that “a new information curtain is descending across our world.”
Whether citizens will support politicians who propose the labor, tax, and other reforms needed to enhance mobility, and whether such reforms will be sufficient to overcome linguistic and cultural barriers, are open questions.
The “PIIGS” (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain) greatly benefited from the euro, thanks not only to the removal of currency-related trade barriers, but also because their interest rates suddenly fell to levels unthinkable in pre-euro times.
But private business can only meet that challenge if governments are prepared to remove the many
barriers
that exist to growth and free trade.
Paola Cavalieri and I founded The Great Ape Project in 1993 to break down the
barriers
between human and nonhuman animals.
Trump’s Protectionist QuagmireWASHINGTON, DC – After World War II, the United States led the world in reducing protectionist
barriers
and establishing an open, rules-based trade system.
Curie faced immense gender
barriers
during her career.
Some blame an unfair world trading system, in which wealthy nations knock down all trade
barriers
except their own.
The potential
barriers
to the BRICS’ growth and development are many, including health threats like AMR, educational challenges, inadequate representation in global governance bodies, and a number of short-term cyclical problems.
Policymakers worldwide must commit themselves to dismantling these barriers, and enabling the BRICS to fulfill, finally, their true potential.
At the same time, business owners seek illicit relationships with local officials to gain protection, privileges (such as contracts), loans, a blind eye to safety standards, and regulatory exemptions – activities that generate financial risks and undermine competition by raising entry
barriers
for more efficient enterprises.
Then there is the unresolved problem of trade
barriers.
The issue of trade
barriers
speaks directly to the question of whether there is a genuine international commitment to Africa’s development.
Few people from these groups were found among senior managers, government ministers, professors, doctors, and lawyers, so that the suspicion grew that there are largely invisible
barriers
blocking access to such positions.
A potential competitor might consider entering that market; but, given substantial regulatory entry barriers, it might ultimately decide to remain in its current business.
But for many women – and especially women in developing countries – access to the formal labor market is restricted by a host of cultural and political
barriers.
India’s population may stabilize within 50 years; but, with the number of people per square kilometer 2.5 times that of Western Europe and 11 times that of the contiguous United States, disputes over land acquisition for industrial development create serious
barriers
to economic growth.
(A recent IMF study, for example, concludes that countries can raise productivity by improving the design of their tax system, and that eliminating such
barriers
would, on average, lift countries’ annual real GDP growth rates by roughly one percentage point over 20 years.)
It is time to remove the
barriers.
Ethics and rules of justice change and have to adapt, as they have since the Enlightenment's ideals began breaking down the
barriers
of superstition, obscurantism, and demagogy that limited the realm of human freedom.
Specifically, the group recommends establishing “an on-going mechanism for improved dialogue and cooperation” on regulatory issues and non-tariff barriers, as well as a “framework for identifying opportunities for…future regulatory cooperation.”
Other cases in which
barriers
to transatlantic trade and investment conceal conflicting objectives and deep-rooted attitudes include France’s protection of its cherished audiovisual sector and America’s desire to continue to block European penetration of its iconic airline industry.
Such
barriers
are particularly pronounced in the US, where Congress oversees the legal framework within which federal regulatory agencies – such as the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration – operate.
Mothers can spend more time in the job market, breaking long-standing
barriers
of gender inequality.
So the Friedmans argued that a minimal safety net for those whom bad luck or a lack of prudence had rendered destitute, and elimination of all legal
barriers
to equality of opportunity, would lead to the most equitable outcomes possible.
Virtually every successful Asian economy was built on selective trade
barriers
– and in China and India, the world’s two fastest growing economies, such
barriers
remain in place.
Key
barriers
to economic growth remain largely unaddressed – and central banks cannot tackle them alone.
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