Equal
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If Europe overcame its internal differences and tried to become a global challenger to the US, these assets might partly balance American power, but would not
equal
it.
From Siemens’ green heating and air conditioning systems to Unilever’s “equal pay for
equal
work” policy, multinational firms operating in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are embracing sustainability and equality as viable business models.
Homosexual couples prove that it is possible to have relationships on an
equal
footing.
Of
equal
importance are economic and political events in the rest of the world, technological and demographic forces at home and abroad, and the policies of previous administrations, which can expand or constrain a sitting president’s options.
China has overtaken Japan as the world’s second largest economy, with output roughly
equal
to that of the other three BRIC countries combined.
For those who believe that a society should offer its members
equal
opportunity, and that anyone who works hard can climb higher on the socioeconomic ladder, redistribution is unnecessary and unfair.
After all,
equal
opportunists argue, if everyone begins at the same starting point, a bad outcome must be due to an individual’s own missteps.
In both the US and Europe, for example, people who call themselves “conservative” on matters of economic policy believe that there are
equal
opportunities for all children, and that the free-market economy in their country is fair.
For two hundred years, economists used simple economic models that assumed that information was perfect - i.e. that all participants have
equal
and transparent knowledge of the relevant factors.
The current-account balance, measuring the balance of trade in goods, services, net factor income, and transfer payments from abroad, is
equal
to national saving minus domestic investment.
A ruthless program to absorb his political rivals on the right has helped Orban's FIDESZ party become nearly
equal
in size to his Socialist rivals on the left.
In the second scenario, the conflict in the Middle East is fully imported to Europe, and young Jewish men meet the threat to their communities with
equal
force.
Finally, in order to stand a chance of preventing inflation from increasing much further, real interest rates must, at the very least, be
equal
to zero or slightly positive.
According to the government’s own figures, they
equal
just 1% of GDP – a pathetic increase in an economy with one of Latin America’s lowest tax takes.
The one positive feature of the reforms – a scheme aimed at ensuring
equal
radio and television airtime for parties during electoral campaigns – was tainted by serious legislative omissions.
If a firm lays off a worker, it should pay a layoff tax that is equal, at least on average, to the unemployment benefits that will be paid to the laid-off worker; to compensate for psychological costs, it should pay severance payments that increase in line with workers' seniority.
Macedonia’s constitution (another of Gligorov’s important contributions) guarantees full and
equal
rights for all citizens, but, problematically for some of its Albanian, Turkish, Vlach, and other minorities, describes the country as the “national state” of the Macedonians.
In a region that reveres the elderly, Zuma’s attachment to his rural traditions must be matched by an
equal
openness to the appetites of the country’s youth.
Equally necessary are confidence-building measures, including open and
equal
access to the media, which are now state-controlled.
Studies suggest that
equal
access to resources would increase farm yields by 20-30%, offsetting the effects of drought and climate change.
Chest-thumping exceptionalism has given way to a more sober patriotism, in which ordinary citizens recognize the long-term trends eroding the promise of
equal
opportunity, particularly the shortcomings that beset the country’s health-care, education, and infrastructure systems.
Social inclusion means that all members of society – rich and poor, men and women, majority and minority groups – should have
equal
rights and
equal
opportunities to benefit from rising prosperity.
Despite insisting on the
equal
dignity and value of men and women, we still regard men’s traditional work of breadwinning as more valuable and important than women’s traditional work of caregiving.
In a genuinely
equal
world, men and women would approach this division of labor the same way a same-sex couple does.
Including more women presupposes better childcare and other social support in many countries, as well as further progress on pay equality, including the more
equal
taxation of second earners.
After all, classical liberalism is based on the
equal
protection of inalienable rights such as life, liberty and property, whereas democracy is premised on majority rule, which may run roughshod over the rights of minorities, including capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the highly skilled.
Given that they all have an
equal
say in ECB decisions – and that, since 2008, majority voting has replaced unanimity in ECB decision-making – the ECB has begun to resemble the Banca d’Italia far more than the fiercely independent Bundesbank.
Yet focusing on supply without paying
equal
attention to the foundations of aggregate demand is a puzzling and potentially worrisome disconnect.
World leaders have not yet figured out how to reconcile the moral conviction that all people are
equal
with the simple fact that all countries are not.
But it could also exceed its export quota if its government paid the partner government a fine
equal
to the value of the excess exports, either collecting the necessary sum from its export producers or using its currency reserves.
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