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But both left and right agree on the fundamental asymmetry that the recent “Citigroup Amendment” implies: Bankers get rich whether they win or lose, because the US taxpayer foots the bill when their risky bets fail.
The key is to sharpen the distinction between financial firms whose distress is truly panic driven (and therefore temporary), and problems that are more fundamental.
It is time to take stock of the crisis and recognize that the financial industry is undergoing fundamental shifts, and is not simply the victim of speculative panic against housing loans.
A World AdriftNEW YORK – The annual spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have provided a window onto two fundamental trends driving global politics and the world economy.
Indeed, the IMF/World Bank meetings also grappled with a second fundamental change in the world economy: high and volatile primary commodity prices are now a major threat to global economic stability and growth.
Yet the most compelling explanation is almost certainly more fundamental.
The next US president should be able to capitalize on Americans’ fundamental optimism, pragmatism, and activism.
Managing Compromise in the Middle EastCAIRO – The Middle East, and especially the Arab world, is experiencing a period of fundamental change and even more fundamental challenges.
Egypt is undergoing its own fundamental sociopolitical transformation.
Egypt now must restore a broad, constitution-based consensus on the fundamental economic and social rules of the game, which will require all stakeholders in government and civil society to demonstrate a real willingness to reach agreements that account for the legitimate needs of everyone.
The fundamental reason behind France’s current economic weakness is its lack of competitiveness even in other euro-zone economies where the euro is not a factor.
Taylor’s analogy fails to make sense at the most fundamental level.
Indeed, a fundamental lesson of terrorist attacks and insurgencies, we now know, is that no nation, however self-sufficient, can afford to remain heedless of whether others sink or swim.
This raises a fundamental question: Do we want a reactive central bank that focuses on cleaning up the mess after a crisis erupts, or a pro-active central bank that leans against excesses before they spark crises?
The Greenspan TemptationWASHINGTON, DC – The drafters of the United States Constitution had to make a fundamental choice: Should they concentrate power in the hands of one man, or devise a political system in which decision-making influence would be more diffuse?
The fundamental problem is that these types of economic analyses are so loosely specified in practice that the result is almost always full of analyst bias.
This requires Ukraine to amend its constitution in order to provide special status to the breakaway regions – a change to the fundamental structure of the country, which, after the loss of some 10,000 lives, is unlikely to be politically feasible.
Equal rights for all citizens are fundamental to a liberal order.
One fundamental difference between free labor and slavery is that slaves must be bought, meaning that the gains from exploitation do not necessarily accrue to the current slave owner, but are anticipated in the purchase price of the slave.
The fundamental difference between the two institutions is the range of options given to the worker.
And yet a fundamental lesson of the surge in financial volatility that began last summer is that state-controlled information is often bad information.
An active, engaged, and independent press provides a fundamental public good: the transparency that makes political and economic accountability possible.
This raises a fundamental question: Is Afghanistan’s territorial unity really essential for regional or international security?
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared in 2005 that “the fundamental character of regimes matters more today than the international distribution of power,” and Senator John McCain, a US presidential candidate, has urged removing Russia from the Group of Eight advanced countries.
Yet the notion has taken root that Macron’s win shows a fundamental shift in French politics.
The “harmonious society” concept, which can be traced to Confucius, has become a hallmark of Hu Jintao’s socioeconomic vision, which calls for a fundamental shift in China’s policy focus from economic growth to social fairness and environmental protection.
But there also really are fundamental differences in values and economic philosophies, as well as in economic interests, leading to a fairly consistent positioning of voters on the right or left.
Given economic stagnation, the political system’s weaknesses, the aging of the population, and resistance to immigration, fundamental change will not be easy.
Such fundamental changes in the supply side of the market naturally drove oil prices lower – a lot lower.
Fundamental discoveries about nature expanded our creative power over the structure and transformations of the inanimate and living world.
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