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A Manpower Group survey shows that 48% of employers had difficulty filling vacancies in Asia in 2015,
compared
to 28% in 2006.
In most of the advanced world, investment amounts to little more than 15% of GDP,
compared
to close to 45% for China.
A back-of-the-envelope calculation shows that with the risk premium removed, stocks prices could easily triple from existing levels, with price/dividend ratios soaring to over 200,
compared
to historical averages of 40 to 50.
When the euro was launched banks in Europe accounted for some 80% of total firm financing, as
compared
to 30% in the US.
Two thirds of Americans say they do not trust people,
compared
to just one third a generation ago.
However,
compared
to their parents and grandparents, they are not doing as well.
When they were growing rapidly – especially
compared
to the advanced economies – they attracted massive amounts of capital.
Compared
with the small Jewish state, Turkey has an expanding population and a deep awareness of its historical, religious, and cultural affinities with its neighbors.
Several hours after the polls closed, it turned out that Likud was the big winner, gaining 30 of the Knesset’s 120 seats,
compared
to 24 for the Zionist Union.
Solar power also surpassed nuclear in terms of new energy produced, providing an extra 17.43 terawatt-hours last year,
compared
to 14.70 terawatt-hours from nuclear sources.
The country’s power system is now the world’s largest, capable of producing 1.36 terawatts,
compared
to the United States’ one terawatt.
Moreover, the Republicans now control 33 governorships,
compared
to 16 for the Democrats, and have expanded their already-large majorities in state legislatures.
Today, approximately 55% of China’s population lives in cities,
compared
to less than 20% in 1978.
That may seem like a very unambitious target
compared
to eliminating all corruption or creating transparent institutions everywhere.
On the contrary,
compared
to what is needed (given the current state of the economy) or to what a free-market, flexible-price economy in proper equilibrium would deliver, interest rates are too high and inflation is too low.
Monetary stimulus was often
compared
to an illegal performance drug, which would produce a brief rebound in economic activity and asset prices, inevitably followed by a slump once the artificial stimulus was withdrawn or even just reduced.
In recent years, Chinese household debt amounted to about 12% of GDP,
compared
to a massive 95% in the US.
Economic integration must be backed up by increased intra-regional trade; less than 4% of Africa’s trade is between African countries,
compared
to over 70% in Europe and over 50% in Asia.
Compared
with all the other political regimes known to mankind, democracy represents ethical progress twice over: first, because it is based on respect for human rights; and secondly, because the universal suffrage that modern democracy embraces prohibits neglecting or oppressing minorities.
Compared
to these failures, Vladimir Putin’s achievements in Chechnya look like the height of success.
Similarly, Italy’s real-estate tax amounts to about 2% of total government revenue,
compared
to the OECD average of 4% – and the government intends to slash it further.
According to the pollster EMG, 60% of Italians aged 18-34 are likely to vote,
compared
to 72% of those over 55.
Though China has tried to increase its financial clout by encouraging the international use of its currency, renminbi-denominated trade still represents just 9% of the global total,
compared
to the dollar’s 81% share.
This is surprising, because anyone who has worked in government knows that coordinating the public and private sectors to address a particular issue, while often complicated, is a cakewalk
compared
to the problem of herding the cats that constitute the panoply of government agencies.
But can today’s Iran be
compared
to the Soviet Union?
It is understandable that European leaders talk so much about globalization, given that the European economy is rather open for its size, with exports amounting to about 20% of GDP,
compared
to just 12% in the US.
Doubling US foreign aid would, however, still leave it below $50 billion a year – a modest sum
compared
to the $685 billion that the US spent on defense in 2008.
For example, in the United Kingdom, 54% of consumers buy more environmentally friendly products
compared
to two years ago.
Concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached 435 parts per million (ppm) of CO2-equivalent,
compared
with about 280 ppm before industrialization in the nineteenth century.
Today, per-capita annual emissions in the European Union are 12 tonnes, and 23.6 tonnes in the United States,
compared
to six tons for China and 1.7 tons for India.
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