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That might boost efficiency, but it also could jeopardize one of the WTO’s greatest assets: its legitimacy.
The short-term
efficiency
gains from dropping consensus may well be outweighed by higher long-term costs.
Instead, Chen balked at further integration into the global economy, refusing to open all of Taiwan’s economic sectors to foreign participation, which would have strengthened Taiwan’s competitiveness and
efficiency.
Thus, the tools used to carry out fiscal adjustment should boost economic efficiency, or at least not damage it.
So, in the case of shale-oil production, the industry appears to have enjoyed significant improvements to operational
efficiency
through old-fashioned trial and error, or “learning by doing.”
But the cost of producing shale will now rise again, because such significant
efficiency
gains are not sustainable and the cost of capital is high.
Yet, issues such as procurement policies, trade-offs between
efficiency
and ownership, and the balance between government and non-governmental organizations as implementing partners are being addressed through the Fund’s open and inclusive governance systems.
The principles are based on fairness; alignment of policies and objectives; stability and predictability; transparency;
efficiency
and cost-effectiveness; and reliability and environmental integrity.
This means establishing a better balance between EU and national responsibilities; fully respecting the subsidiarity principle (according to which the EU should act only if a problem cannot be resolved at the local, regional, or national levels); improving the
efficiency
of spending and channeling it toward growth and job creation; reducing bureaucracy through better legislation; easing regulatory and administrative burdens; and enhancing transparency in every aspect of EU decision-making – from the Commission to the European Parliament.
Compared to the European Union, however, the Chinese government’s effort to correct its errors – by eventually allowing interest rates and stock values to slide – seems like a paragon of speed and
efficiency.
The American economist Clarence Ayres once wrote, as if describing EU officials: “They pay reality the compliment of imputing it to ceremonial status, but they do so for the purpose of validating status, not that of achieving technological efficiency.”
It is incumbent upon those of us who wish to improve Europe’s efficiency, and lessen its gross injustices, to work toward re-politicizing the eurozone as a first step toward democratizing it.
Opposition members who criticize the idea of suspending EU funds for populist governments may make public appeals to morality, but what they really want is
efficiency.
Agronomical research and technical innovations are crucial to maximizing water
efficiency
in this sector, and they must be taken much further.
And there would still be a need to decide how to balance
efficiency
and equity in the provision of services.
Politicians can and will promise to do a better job, but they cannot succeed unless we identify ways to boost government services’
efficiency
and productivity.
PiS has transformed itself from an ideological nullity into a party that has managed to introduce shocking changes with record speed and
efficiency.
Moreover, other things being equal, the extremely rapid rise in fixed-asset investment has eroded China’s investment
efficiency
and capital efficiency, reducing potential output growth further.
And he admitted to Venezuelan television that a “lack of
efficiency
in everyday routine…has endangered the government’s policies many times.”
Relentless
efficiency
gains in agriculture and resource extraction pushed down prices for commodities, especially during the 1980’s and 1990’s.
That history should spur today’s economists and policymakers to reflect on the difficult trade-off between
efficiency
and robustness when it comes to global governance.
Indeed, while such institutions are far from perfect, the progress that has been made in terms of preventing human suffering is worth far more than the
efficiency
costs of ensuring that they are adequately robust.
This requires a degree of redundancy – for example, extra engines and extensive backup systems – that comes at the cost of
efficiency.
The challenge, therefore, is to find the ideal balance between opportunity and security – that is, between
efficiency
and robustness.
As it stands, policies are often presented without any mention of costs in terms of
efficiency
or robustness – and mere awareness of the tradeoff is insufficient for effective decision-making.
Perhaps the commemoration this year of the disaster unleashed in 1914 will inspire people to think more deeply about how to avoid major risks without having to pay a prohibitively high price in lost
efficiency
and dynamism to ensure robustness and resilience.
It is an agenda for improved partnerships, reduced transaction costs, and increased
efficiency.
A country’s output depends on its inputs, namely its labor force and capital stock, and on the
efficiency
with which it uses them.
It is a much more difficult and gradual process to increase the
efficiency
of resource use and the skill level of the labor force.
The plan does include sensible calls for improving tax collection and the
efficiency
of government spending.
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