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Because in the existing system of power any individual, with the exception of those totally
dependent
on state support (pensioners, handicapped, etc.), is better off dealing with their problems on their own, either by operating in the shadow economy with complete disregard for the state or through "personal" relationships with governmental officials.
Puerto Rico – a
dependent
territory of the US – needs major investment in its essential infrastructure to bring it at least to the level of the 50 states.
The truth is that the traditional Western powers, despite having plenty in common, diverge in many areas, from energy policy – Europe is far more
dependent
on hydrocarbons than the US – to security.
The contraction in manufacturing output and employment has actually accelerated – and faster than output and employment have fallen in the sectors on which the economy remains
dependent
for much of its growth: domestic services, such as health care, and finance, insurance, and real-estate services (the sector responsible for the crisis).
More than with geopolitical or cultural realities, however, such a division would be based on the perceptions and self-perceptions of the rejected, and would be heavily
dependent
upon their own attitudes and strategies.
Cuba cannot remain isolated,
dependent
on Venezuelan petrodollars and penalized by America’s ill-conceived trade embargo.
America’s failed financial model for higher education is one of the reasons that, among the advanced countries, America now has the least equality of opportunity, with the life prospects of a young American more
dependent
on his or her parents’ income and education than in other advanced countries.
A “special dependent” exemption that could be claimed by heads of households (mainly men) for dependents (mainly women) who earned less than about $12,000 per year was eliminated in 2004, but a “dependent” exemption still remains.
Occasional frustrations notwithstanding, it is, in fact, unlikely that the US will turn against a faithful – and
dependent
– ally, especially one whose leader enjoys cordial personal relations with Bush.
And yet the Arab world remains almost entirely
dependent
on oil exports, with even countries that have no reserves relying on fiscal support and remittances from the oil exporters.
As the ESI shows, some countries – including Egypt, Peru, and the United Arab Emirates – are heavily
dependent
on cereal imports from a small number of suppliers.
Russia is no longer a superpower, but rather a country of some 145 million people with an economy
dependent
on the price of oil and gas and no political ideology to offer the world.
That assessment is almost never qualified by recognition of the potential dangers of becoming too
dependent
on China, much less any reference to its authoritarian political system or poor human-rights record.
While the GPE is still too
dependent
on the World Bank, which supervises 80% of its grants, that can be changed.
Thus, India’s high growth rates will have to remain
dependent
on strong domestic demand.
How could a club of democracies be entirely
dependent
for its security on an authoritarian power that openly despises their “weak” political systems?
To embrace an “energy raison d’état” that leaves Europe
dependent
upon Russia for about one-third of its energy resources would be suicidal.
Presidential power it appears is now
dependent
on popular support, and isn’t the consent of the governed what democracy is all about?
In the 1990’s, emerging and developing economies were still
dependent
on G-7 growth.
In the past decade, these countries have, as OECD research has shown, become
dependent
on Chinese growth.
Hamid Karzai’s government remains weak, and the economy continues to be heavily
dependent
upon opium production.
The more the real economy became
dependent
on the asset economy, the tougher it became for the Fed to break the daisy chain.
Journalists know that democracy and a free press are mutually dependent, and that when reporters are silenced, embezzlement, extortion, and environmental crimes increase.
But while Germany has managed to assert its economic dominance across the region, it has also become more
dependent
on its increasingly populist eastern neighbors.
Because foreign-policy events are what social scientists call “path dependent,” relatively small choices by leaders, even in the range of 10-15% early on a path, can lead to major divergences in outcomes over time.
The reason is clear: Europe remains too
dependent
on the US for its defense needs.
Some EU members (Germany and Italy) are more
dependent
on the US than others (France), and thus more likely to support US strategic initiatives.
Long before the Venezuelan election, Cuba’s government, which had become heavily
dependent
on Chavista largesse, was already taking pragmatic steps toward normalizing relations with the United States.
Even in Chile – perhaps the best-run economy in the region, but still highly
dependent
on copper exports – Bachelet’s approval rating has plunged to unprecedented lows, threatening her ambitious agenda of constitutional and educational reforms.
The widespread misconception that Europe is massively
dependent
on Russian oil and gas explains its frequent appeasement.
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