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High-wage workers in rich countries can expect to see their competitive advantage steadily
eroded
by competition from capable and fiercely hard-working competitors in Asia, Latin America, and maybe even some day Africa.
As inexpensive natural gas has
eroded
coal’s traditional share of electricity generation in the US, importing cheap coal from the US has become more attractive to Europe.
As a result, the foundations of China’s growth miracle are steadily being
eroded
by a debt overhang that shows few signs of receding.
First, globalization may have delivered many benefits, but it has also
eroded
the capacity of societies to determine their own destinies.
Unless he stakes out a set of clear policies before he comes to the bargaining table, Mr Fox will find his powers and his mandate
eroded
in no time.
To be sure, massive corruption scandals have also severely
eroded
Rousseff’s standing, and are the key reason why she is now facing impeachment proceedings.
But this lead is being
eroded.
Moreover, the damage is already done, and the base of the age pyramid continues to be eroded, especially in countries, such as Russia and Japan, that have a low tolerance for immigration.
Both depreciations
eroded
the incomes of developing countries.
Similarly, while bankers have regained their bonuses, workers are seeing their wages
eroded
and their hours diminished, further widening the income gap.
Citizens in many countries started to feel as though their sovereignty had been
eroded.
Not only are the working-class white men of the South and Midwest defending their status and racial privileges; they are also fighting for their jobs in industries where automation and foreign trade have steadily
eroded
employment.
While the 2008 global financial crisis
eroded
its credibility, the G20 countries quickly agreed to avoid the protectionist policies against which the consensus stood.
But, domestically, confidence in Jokowi's capacity and will to tackle corruption has
eroded
with his nomination – only very belatedly withdrawn – of a suspiciously wealthy but politically well-connected candidate for National Police Chief.
Recent large-scale interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, though not primarily humanitarian, have
eroded
public support for military action.
Advocates of shifting authority to EU institutions have justified this with the notion of “shared sovereignty,” according to which British sovereignty could be
eroded
by EU decisions, without any formal agreement from the UK’s government or people.
In many ways, it has
eroded
or even eliminated the kind of arbitrary constraints that turned peaceable boys into aggressive men and stuck ambitious girls in low-paying jobs.
As each institution is eroded, there is less and less left in the way of alternatives.
Kim’s bonhomie (real or feigned) and promises of denuclearization have muted Trump’s threats, brought the South Korean government closer to his side, and
eroded
international sanctions against his regime.
Yet the dogma has been seriously
eroded
by the determination of Britain and Denmark to opt out of the Single Currency.
The West is not about to declare war on Russia for the sake of a Georgia whose credibility has been greatly
eroded
by its president’s irresponsible behavior.
The Arab monarchies’ religious, even divine, basis of legitimacy proved sturdier than that of the Arab republics – Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Tunisia – where secular governments’ reliance on rigged elections and a repressive state apparatus
eroded
their authority.
The US President, whose hands had been tied in recent months by domestic concerns, and whose political power had been progressively eroded, has suddenly returned to the world stage.
And yet, even if we assume people are rational, fiscal deficits can still stimulate nominal demand, if people anticipate that tomorrow’s debt might be
eroded
by inflation or eliminated through some variant of permanent monetization.
Abundant capital inflows caused their exchange rates to appreciate, making imports cheap and unleashing consumption (and sometimes investment) booms that
eroded
their trade balances, even as rising commodity prices boosted the value of their exports.
It has
eroded
the Israeli ethos of respect for the lives of civilians, even when militants hide among them.
But this military pillar has been steadily
eroded.
The ensuing massive capital flight has bled the region’s economies and
eroded
their competitiveness.
Because most people’s incomes are stagnant and being
eroded
as their mortgage payments rise, consumption is bound to fall, yielding lower growth and employment.
Capitalism has perhaps
eroded
rents that workers in advanced countries enjoy by virtue of where they were born.
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