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Proponents of referenda hold them up as the epitome of democracy, giving ordinary citizens a direct say over specific policy decisions.
Nonetheless, a sense of nostalgia drove many voters’ decisions.
Customary inflation forecasts and economic analysis alone are not a sufficient basis for monetary policy decisions.
While such decisions must not ignore longer-term developments, the time horizon for inflation forecasts is usually only one to two years, beyond it gets highly uncertain.
In this highly uncertain environment, monetary policy decisions which did not rely on a solid framework could have been misguided.
This would provide them with an incentive even before that point to make decisions concerning energy pricing and efficiency that would reduce the growth of their emissions without impeding economic growth, and thus extend the period during which their emission levels remain unrestricted.
The most important global decisions in this century will not be made democratically in Europe, but unilaterally in China or elsewhere.
But making the right decisions requires asking tough questions, seeking collectively to understand which changes are needed, and committing ourselves to achieving them.
The current political deadlock and recriminations in Washington are rooted in the shortsighted, impulsive, and emotional decisions that followed the first attack on the American mainland since the War of 1812.
There is no other example of UN member countries going to war to prevent implementation of UN decisions.
A governing body that is not representative fuels uncertainty and frustration among those subject to its decisions, undermining the legitimacy – and thus the effectiveness – of its actions.
It is about making the best decisions for the community as a whole.
Over centuries, policy can affect fertility decisions, and migration can transform a country, as the experience of the United States shows.
Other studies have shown that women perform better under stress, often making smarter decisions.
Trade liberalization exposes often ill-prepared businesses to the intense pressures of international competition, and requires a wide array of often painful reforms and risky politically decisions.
Persuading the bondholders to agree would be challenging – even more so in light of recent court decisions in the United States that strengthen the hand of holdout investors.
It should go without saying that outsourcing national-security policy to an adrenaline-fueled agency that will not be held accountable for its decisions to use force cannot end well.
Unlike ground troops making split-second decisions under live fire, drone operators are less vulnerable to the fear or rage that can lead to battlefield and civilian massacres.
True, India may not be the best advertisement for democracy in some respects, given how hard it often seems there to make long-term decisions and implement them without being buffeted – and frequently derailed – by volatile public opinion and hard-nosed vested interests.
The latter move by the ECB has underscored a number of unresolved questions about the structure of the Bank and how it makes its decisions.
In theory, we have always known that the ECB would, if necessary, make decisions on the basis of majority rule.
That could matter a lot in relation to interest-rate decisions.
Especially in nervous markets, which we certainly have today, any perception that the ECB’s decisions might not take into account the interests of the whole eurozone, or could commit the major countries to significant losses, could itself be destabilizing.
American monetary policy decisions depend on the strength or weakness of the domestic economy and on US inflation.
The crucial point is that this imaginary war ended up being the rationale for government decisions.
Furthermore, even "strictly financial" decisions can have major consequences for social welfare – consequences the IMF must not forget.
The latter chamber will also have the authority to investigate past electoral complaints, effectively empowering the government to overturn court decisions dating back 20 years.
For too long, coalition partners have negotiated government decisions behind closed doors, with the Bundestag either rubber-stamping or vetoing the results.
Likewise, kneejerk decisions by Merkel – such as her move to phase out nuclear power within a few months of the Fukushima accident in Japan, or to allow refugees to enter Germany from safe third countries – will now be impossible.
That is welcome, because too often politicians, driven by the momentum of their own thoughts, make decisions that have serious adverse consequences in the long term.
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