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Of course, Russia’s formal institutions of democracy remain in place; but, in the absence of a free press, an independent judiciary and free elections in the regions – where Kremlin cronies, like Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya, now hold sway – they have been hollowed out.
The UN estimates that there are more than 65 million forcibly displaced people in the world today, and that more refugees live in formal and informal encampments than ever before.
The most frightening recent development is a formal complaint by the European Central Bank that the proposed rules are not tough enough.
Shutting out citizens from formal democratic processes is forcing political discontent further into the shadows, where it risks becoming militarized.
With little food and limited access to health care, we struggled to survive; formal schooling was out of the question.
In fact, my formal residence is in New York City, but I am about to spend most of the next five months in Russia, training to be a cosmonaut in Star City, just outside Moscow.
The answer: neitner side is ready to grant the other what is the essence institutions: a formal say in its own affairs.
Testing MedicineMost people are surprised to learn that rigorous application of formal rules of evidence to evaluate medical research and decide on the best treatments is a recent phenomenon.
Unlike formal rules, such as laws, these informal strictures do not need to be enforced because in principle, in every democracy (including illiberal ones), politicians only do what people allow them to do.
Indeed, he now invokes his formal democratic legitimacy to fend off demands for his resignation.
Given this regulatory environment, chief executives of 12 companies (including BASF), with a combined annual research-and-development budget of €21 billion ($28 billion), recently proposed the formal adoption of an “innovation principle” in European risk management and regulatory practice.
Around 70% of participants complete the program; of those, more than 65% get formal jobs, return to school, or start a business within one year.
Opposition candidates and parties were denied registration for the slightest formal complaint.
But education-job mismatches plague economies worldwide, partly because formal education fails to produce graduates with skills and technical competencies relevant to the labor market.
This suggests that formal education is teaching workers the wrong things, and that deep reform is essential to facilitate the development of digital knowledge and technical skills, as well as non-routine cognitive and non-cognitive (or “soft”) skills.
This includes ensuring that teachers have the tools they need to take full advantage of information and communication technology (ICT), which is not being used widely, despite its potential to ensure broad access to lifelong learning through formal and informal channels.
Means-testing can be very difficult in an environment where jobs are concentrated in the informal sector, primarily in self-employment, without any formal account-keeping or income data.
Volcker’s victory was institutionalized in legislation and practices that granted central banks greater autonomy and, in some cases, formal independence from long-standing political constraints.
The EU has now issued guidelines for Internet companies, and has threatened to follow up with formal legislation if companies do not comply.
In most Asian countries, formal rules need to be simplified and applied more fairly.
A clear structure of formal rules is the best antidote to these flaws, for they bolster the informal customs on which so much in society depends.
Not surprisingly, central bankers who are committed to a formal or informal inflation target of about 2% per year are unwilling to abandon their mandates openly and to assert that they are pursuing a high rate of inflation.
The Soviet Union Is Dead for GoodMOSCOW – This New Year’s Eve marks the 25th anniversary of the formal dissolution of the Soviet Union.
I feel extremely fortunate and honored that the start of my formal education coincided with Mandela’s re-emergence in African politics.
Tocqueville saw this strictly ordered world being replaced by democracy and formal social equality, in which everyone would be equally free, but would also be equally at the mercy of society.
Indeed, they should agree on a common policy stance at one of the myriad formal and informal meetings of eurozone heads of state and finance ministers.
Taiwan's Sovereignty DilemmaTo allay China's fury over his private trip to Taiwan this summer before becoming Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong said that his country will not support Taiwan should it declare formal independence from mainland China.
In the advanced economies of the West, many people in all age groups are effectively left out of formal employment.
In addition to accepting free movement of people, EEA members must follow EU commercial rules and accept decisions by the European Court of Justice, without any formal role in making these rules and decisions.
The other target audience consists of younger children, whose openness and inborn curiosity have not yet been stifled by formal schooling.
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