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Instead of large-scale privatization, it might be better to limit state aid and give competitors legal recourse to seek redress if state aid distorts competition.
Immigrants have crowded out domestic residents who prefer the benefits to engaging in low-wage competition with the newcomers.
If the home country were to remain responsible for welfare services to non-working immigrants, the erosion of West European welfare states that the theory of systems competition predicts could be halted.
Like under Reagan, the US is better placed to win the current competition with China – but the risks are sizable.
Italy ended 70 years of active involvement by the state in industry thanks to the determination of the EU competition commissioners, Karel van Miert and his successor, Mario Monti.
But competition over taxes and services is beneficial, not harmful.
Regulating the tech giants should start with updated competition rules to address the monopoly control of personal data.
The protectionism that Trump has unleashed is contagious and will likely spread well beyond the industries that he wants to insulate from foreign competition.
And while they lose market share, both at home and abroad, the US steel industry’s competitiveness will also decline, because it is being sheltered from foreign competition.
But, beyond providing evidence to support effective policymaking, the Global Findex report has another crucial benefit: it spurs healthy competition among countries in areas that ultimately improve citizens’ wellbeing.
The competition prompted by the Global Findex rankings could be particularly valuable, especially with regard to financial inclusion.
These technological advances create the backdrop for the competition and rivalries roiling the two most important geopolitical hotspots.
Inequality remains the scourge of our era, with the bargaining power of the lowest-skilled workers severely undermined by automation and developing-country competition.
The election is not until November 2016, and very few candidates have formally thrown their hats into the ring, but the competition to promote and develop ideas – both behind closed doors and publicly – is in fully swing.
This puts India in direct competition with the West and other Asian countries to secure West African resources.
Whatever role India ultimately plays in Africa, perhaps its most important contribution could be to introduce competition.
In addition, retailers’ margins are being squeezed, owing to competition from online shops.
By opening economies to international competition and investment, governments will supposedly become disciplined because they will be watched over by international financial capital.
The EU symbolizes one of history’s most successful attempts by countries and peoples to overcome division through partnership and co-operation, where competition on a level playing field replaces battlefield conflict.
It enhanced competition, resulting in reduced prices and new services.
And with both countries now locked in a zero-sum competition, Team GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) and Team BATX (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, Xiaomi) are waging a war of technical know-how and data access on a global scale.
This implicit subsidy not only costs each country’s taxpayers billions of euros; it also distorts competition, because not all implicit subsidies are created equal.
But, given high unemployment in Europe and spare capacity in China, plus the persistent deflationary pressures from technology and global competition, the dangers of overheating are years away.
Are nationalism and protectionism poised to overwhelm globalization and competition?
Meanwhile, since 1994, the central government has implemented a performance-based system for assessing and promoting local leaders, thereby fueling competition among local authorities.
It is not easy to assess this system, because competition among local authorities has always had both good and bad outcomes.
While this horizontal competition has helped China to reach growth targets, central leaders must be supportive of local leaders’ discretionary powers, authority to raise funds, and capacity to attract investment.
Because of the strong competition to stand out in terms of growth, especially at the provincial level, many lower-level officials use their authority more to advance their personal interests.
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.
differences in competition and scale.
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