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What matters at any point in time is to alleviate a society’s immediate binding
constraints
– another reason why different policies are needed for different places.
Almost three years ago, former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers revived Alvin Hansen’s “secular stagnation” hypothesis, emphasizing demand-side
constraints.
Indeed, given the
constraints
on the capacity of most African countries to attract private financing, it is critical that the international community increase official development assistance (ODA) if the SDGs are to be achieved.
Though interpretations of Article 9 have liberalized over the years, and Japan now maintains a very capable self-defense force, constitutional
constraints
continue to impair Japan's military capabilities and posture considerably.
At their worst, cities are slums, places where the social
constraints
of the village are loosened, people can misbehave in anonymity, and poor and unemployed people live in squalor.
To be sure, President Vladimir Putin has outlined some important
constraints
on these potential sales: the government will not sell majority stakes; the deals cannot be financed by loans from state-owned banks; and the buyers cannot be registered outside of Russia’s jurisdiction.
The
constraints
on foreign ownership and lending by state-owned banks (which dominate Russia’s financial system) could drive privatization revenues even lower.
Given fiscal and other
constraints
on governments' capacity, it is an asset well worth having.
But now Ahmedinejad’s opponents are moving to reassert longstanding
constraints
on the presidency.
While the UN has worked to overcome these constraints, its efforts have been necessarily slow, reactive, and ad hoc.
Such capital controls, if they ever came about, would spell the end of the dollar as a single currency, because such
constraints
are utterly incompatible with a monetary union.
This time around, however, the task facing China’s government is complicated by political and social
constraints.
In return, his subjects owe him obedience within the
constraints
of Sharia religious law.
Because of new sources of supply, advances in energy technology, and environmental constraints, oil is now operating under a regime of competitive pricing, like other commodities do.
But, increasingly, innovative startups operating in a mobile, globalized world will find that they can circumvent
constraints
in one location by shifting some or all of their assets or operations to another.
Both
constraints
are likely to become stronger over time, with the MHP increasingly emboldened by its parliamentary leverage, and the economy in growing need of a potentially contractionary adjustment.
Needless to say, demographic transitions, commodity constraints, and geopolitical uncertainties complicate all of this.
On the other hand, no one should be surprised that Americans chafe at
constraints
on their ability to take advantage of US military hegemony.
But central banks today are not necessarily following optimal policies – a variety of domestic constraints, including dysfunctional domestic politics, may prompt more aggressive policies than are strictly warranted or useful.
Endorsing unconventional monetary policies unquestioningly is tantamount to saying that it is acceptable to distort asset prices if there are other domestic
constraints
on growth.
The last time a slightly smaller election committee met (to choose Leung), less restrictive
constraints
on candidate selection were in place, and the leader of the Democratic Party was able to be nominated (though he still received less than 7% of the vote).
Because of a lack of empirical evidence, it is too early to say that these obstacles are binding
constraints.
The European Union’s Horizon 2020 program has earmarked €15 billion in 2014-2016 – a significant commitment of resources to the idea of smart cities, especially at a time of severe fiscal
constraints.
Unfortunately, harmonization would probably apply to wage replacement payments, implying uniform minimum wage
constraints
for EU countries.
Smart policy can help us to overcome short-run constraints, deeply entrenched behaviors, and social norms, and to develop innovative financing instruments that change incentives.
Nevertheless, much tighter constraints, with serious and enforceable penalties, must be placed on permissible budget positions and their transparency if the euro is to survive.
Furthermore, because these countries no longer faced current-account constraints, they could spend beyond their means without any immediate apparent damage to their economies.
This is especially evident in Europe, where it is argued, with some justification, that, without such reforms, growth will remain anemic, sustaining or even exacerbating fiscal
constraints.
Three of the top ten ideas under “Economy & Jobs” are about imposing greater
constraints
on the big banks – and there is a sharp upward trend in support for Break Up Citigroup (full disclosure: I suggested this item for the website).
It reflected the yearning of the Jewish state to unleash its creative energies in economic and social matters, as it created space for an independent, imaginative foreign policy that was not linked to, or conditioned by, the paralyzing
constraints
of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
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