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All of this entails a certain amount of instability, particularly if expansion is driven by negotiations among governments, rather than by democratic choices.
Even if the FDP survives the next election (which is by no means certain), the current coalition is unlikely to retain its parliamentary majority, leaving Merkel increasingly dependent on the Social Democrats (SPD).
So far, Merkel’s coalition is like someone driving against traffic, dead certain that everyone else is going the wrong way.
In exchange, the advanced economies are supposed to fulfill certain responsibilities that help ensure the system’s functioning and stability.
It takes liquidity to make a market successful, and it can be difficult to get a new one started until it achieves a certain critical mass.
First, the sanctions imposed so far – visa cancellations, asset seizures or freezes, and the like – will not give Sevastopol back to Ukraine, but they will eventually bite, at least in certain Russian business sectors.
And, for better or for worse, it is a key supplier to certain countries.
But, at a certain point, confidence in the Washington Consensus turned into something like blind faith.
The simplest way to contain many of these problems would be to forbid certain activities from being delegated or outsourced to private actors at all.
In particular, the IMF now recognizes that capital-account liberalization requires countries to reach a certain threshold with respect to financial and governance institutions, and that many emerging-market and developing countries have not.
But how such a downturn would unfold is far from certain.
The idea of a “social contract” – which arose during the Enlightenment in orderto address, without resort to divine right, the legitimacy of the state’s authority over its citizens – rests on the premise that individuals surrender a certain degree of personal liberty in order to secure peace and prosperity for all.
This “coalition of the willing” could agree to certain basic standards: to forego building coal-fired plants, increase automobiles’ fuel efficiency, and provide targeted assistance to developing countries to enhance their energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
This may happen sooner rather than later if Bush loses this November in an election that is certain to be very close.
And it might not even work as intended, with the money benefiting only certain groups.
When the yield on German government bonds falls to 2%, which is negative in real terms, German savers must redouble their efforts to achieve a certain target for retirement income.
It was controversial, because, like all such measures, it rescinded certain kinds of protections for workers.
One thing is certain: We will never find out what rectitude commands if we are driven solely by our “interests.”
But it is virtually certain that China will fall short of this threshold in 2009.
Certain ASEAN countries clearly value their relationships with China more than their relationships with other ASEAN countries; so, unless China has already ruled out any negotiation on the South China Sea, it should not rule out meeting ASEAN as a bloc.
For some people, this will mean expensive genetic testing and designer diets, but for most, it will mean realistic advice based on visibly demonstrable phenotypes – a tendency to gain weight, for example, or an intolerance or allergic response to certain food types.
For example, when policymakers promise to act if certain risks arise, markets inevitably discount the impact of such risks.
A third drawback is that when central banks are seen to give misleading assurances and to over-commit to certain outcomes, they risk losing their most important asset: their credibility.
Rather than trying to nudge investors toward certain outcomes and explicit numerical targets, Yellen and other central bankers need to communicate more clearly how they think about risks and opportunities in the economy and financial markets, and then let private investors decide the balance of risk and reward for themselves.
While Francis’s soothing manner seems to be helping to slow this erosion, whether he will be able to reverse the trend remains far from certain.
At the same time, Francis’s Jesuit background has instilled in him a certain independence and flair for the quirky (like nonchalantly sanctifying John XXIII and John Paul II in one fell swoop).
Politicians and regulators are exploring a number of options, from higher tax rates, through fines for certain types of bonus arrangements, to variable capital requirements.
If the US maintains a unilateral and isolationist stance, other countries are almost certain to follow suit, endangering everyone – including the US.
Labor economists focus not only on how trade unions can distort markets, but also how, under certain conditions, they can enhance productivity.
But a return of Palestinian workers to jobs in Israel is by no means certain.
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