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If we continue on our current course – leaving fate to the markets, and leaving governments to compete with each other over scarce oil and food – global growth will slow under the pressures of resource
constraints.
Not only has Africa moved beyond the worst legacies of colonialism, but it has also transcended the rigid
constraints
of the Cold War.
Most of these countries have very small financial systems relative to the size of their economies, and, with small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), households, and infrastructure projects facing credit constraints, they certainly have ample room for sustainable market deepening.
A crucial part of this agenda is the removal of
constraints
on foreign direct investment and foreign investor purchases of equities and bonds, which are far more stable types of capital flows than bank lending.
But just as the pre-crisis credit boom masked underlying structural problems, post-crisis credit
constraints
have greatly amplified the downturn.
The overshooting is caused by the coexistence of sizeable foreign-currency debts and financial (collateral)
constraints.
It also undertook specific commitments with respect to the conduct of its fiscal policy, though these
constraints
are not as “hard” as those framing monetary policy.
If offered nothing better than the political humiliation and economic
constraints
of second-class EU membership, perhaps they would prefer to stay out.
Their conclusion is that neither sectoral developments nor credit
constraints
nor labor-market regulation can account for the observed productivity developments.
Volcker’s victory was institutionalized in legislation and practices that granted central banks greater autonomy and, in some cases, formal independence from long-standing political
constraints.
Moreover, at a time of insufficient global demand and fiscal
constraints
in the developed countries, there is an urgent need for new drivers of growth.
Given productivity constraints, redistribution is only palliative, not curative.
Understanding the risks of excessive private-sector borrowing, the inadequacy of private lenders’ credit assessments, and the conflicts of interest that are endemic in banks, Sub-Saharan countries should impose
constraints
on such borrowing, especially when there are significant exchange-rate and maturity mismatches.
In fact, severe
constraints
on economic policy’s potential to support growth have made political pressure on central banks inevitable.
Presidents do make a difference, but every president operates within
constraints.
The good news is that the
constraints
that Bush and the American government will face in the next four years will almost surely limit the damage they will cause.
Some suggest that the US constitution provided fewer
constraints
on the president in the conduct of foreign policy, because the requisite checks and balances were to be provided by the powers of the time - Britain and France.
All three came to office in systems that place real
constraints
on the exercise of power – even if the system is otherwise undemocratic or an infant democracy ready to be strangled in its cradle.
Commodity prices spread worldwide, though influenced by local conditions and
constraints
(including tariffs and other protectionist measures in China, Russia, America, and elsewhere).
The biggest banks now account for an even larger share of the financial sector after benefiting from a government rescue, while efforts like the Dodd-Frank Act to legislate more
constraints
on banks have been lobbied into shadows of their original selves.
Given that international capital flows had restarted, they did not fear immediate external
constraints.
Fixing Europe's Stability PactEurope's Stability Pact - which underpins the euro by setting fixed
constraints
on the size of budget deficits for euro members - is in trouble.
If the country’s leaders implement realistic policies aimed at overcoming current constraints, Indian rice yields could reach double their 2008 levels by 2020.
Effective negotiations require a deep understanding of the other side’s interests, priorities, and
constraints.
For example, both the UK and the EU have capacity
constraints.
If the UK is to help bring about a mutually beneficial agreement, its strategy must recognize this, as well as the other
constraints
that may affect the EU and its member states.
The Chinese now have a generation of educated, empowered young women who are not sure whether they want to marry at all, owing to the
constraints
that a husband (and a mother-in-law) would place on their freedom.
Such credit
constraints
are one reason why unemployment rates continue to rise in so many countries – often from already alarming levels, such as 25% in Greece and Spain (where youth unemployment is above 50%) – and why unemployment remains unusually high in countries like the US (albeit it at a much lower level).
Instead, the major
constraints
would be identified, analyzed, and addressed, perhaps sequentially.
The continuing credit
constraints
are one reason that parts of the European economy remain weak.
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