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Previous demands for pragmatic reforms have escalated into pressure for the wholesale transformation – or even total destruction – of the global framework of multilateral institutions.
In the 2010s, a system emerged in which mega-regional trade negotiations – most importantly, those for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and other “minilateral” negotiations took place outside the WTO framework.
The EU fiscal framework, according to which national budgets are supposed to comply with common rules, is clearly broken.
The only way to avoid such an outcome, it seems increasingly clear, is to devise an alternative framework.
But at a time when countries are flouting the fiscal rules anyway, a framework to define and provide for exceptional circumstances could help to avoid a disorderly breakdown of the euro or a paralyzing political crisis.
Specifically, they need a transparent framework that enables them more easily to share information about progress on their long-term economic, social, and environmental objectives.
There are efforts underway to create such a framework, but much more needs to be done to create the right incentives for businesses to participate.
As US Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to present a framework agreement for a conclusive round of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Netanyahu’s hardline position on Jerusalem is simply a non-starter.
In this framework, the old G-7/8 can no longer function as a hegemonic center, but rather as a kind of broker and preparatory body.
In the 45 years since the publication of his book, Hirschman’s framework has been usefully applied in an extremely broad array of contexts.
But one key challenge for central banks, as we edge toward the normalization of interest rates, will be to develop a framework for thinking about the impact of monetary policy on the allocation of capital.
In fact, we are already seeing the new framework take shape.
It has provided the institutional framework for reuniting Western and Eastern Europe.
Such a fund would fit into the International Health Regulations framework that was agreed to in 2005, and advance the cause of universal health care, based on the principle that all people have a right to health.
But China’s markets have developed faster than its regulatory framework, so that now policymakers must close loopholes and resolve weaknesses that are undermining fair competition.
While those who, like me, adhere to the Mundell-Fleming framework (according to which fiscal stimulus will be offset by the resulting increase in capital inflows, currency appreciation, and reduced export competitiveness) do not stress the impact of flexible fiscal policy, Keynesians take it very seriously.
The UK, which is strong in services, needs the institutional framework of the EU single market much more than, say, Poland, which is stronger in goods.
Second, the global trading framework is itself in serious trouble.
International peacekeeping arrangements may yet be needed in a Libya riven by ethnic and religious cleavages, and policymakers should think about long-term arrangements and consider a new collective security framework for the Maghreb region as a whole.
Until very recently, it would have been unthinkable for EU policymakers to contemplate a security framework.
As the international community comes together to agree on the tools needed to finance and monitor progress toward the MDGs’ successor framework, the Sustainable Development Goals, geospatial mapping will be critical for tracking progress and indicating where course corrections might be needed.
Global financial stability, too, can be strengthened within the existing framework.
There is no question that such a framework has already been established in relations with the US.
We will now see how Hu uses that framework – and thus what imprint he leaves on the bilateral relationship – in meeting the current challenges.
But, while global agreements are important – providing a framework for progress and accountability – even the best accords are no more than words on paper if they cannot be implemented.
That is why the MDGs’ successor framework, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is so important.
In the face of a stagnant economy and an integrated global economy, Japan is under increasing pressure to modify its regulatory framework and promote competition.
For example, it would be impractical to drop the basic framework of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation, which was agreed by both sides as long ago as 1977.
Premium support can significantly reduce Medicare spending, as it establishes a framework for more efficient spending on benefits, driven by competition and innovation in care and coverage.
The good news is that, the world is beginning to see a rule of law in trade--a legal framework that, although not totally fair to developing countries, and in which economic power still counts for a great deal, may circumscribe America's ability to revert to the protectionism of the past.
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