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The Referendum RiskOXFORD – Now that British Prime Minister Theresa May, facing certain defeat, has postponed Parliament’s vote on the deal she concluded with the European Union last month on the United Kingdom’s departure from the bloc, the case for a “people’s vote” – a second Brexit referendum – is
gaining
ground.
This does not mean using state power to crush groups that have arisen in part due to the state’s own failures, but rather to uphold law and order by prosecuting only the guilty and understanding why such groups are
gaining
recruits in the first place.
In Europe, Greece has been able – so far – to maintain a parliamentary majority in support of the coalition government, but there, and elsewhere, hyper-populist parties are
gaining
ground.
Lastly, Japan is
gaining
influence in the region by inching away from its post-war “peace constitution.”
Despite their shortcomings, income measures are useful in
gaining
a better understanding of the extent of poverty and vulnerability worldwide.
The issue of shame, and the need to take it more seriously in poverty-reduction policies, is slowly
gaining
traction.
Their preferred strategy, which is now
gaining
traction, is to move toward a “resistance economy.”
The reason why such an apparently minor issue is
gaining
so much attention is that it transcends corporate governance and goes to the very essence of America’s democratic system.
Given China’s assertions of territorial claims, no one is buying its portrayal of these moves as safety procedures; rather, they are seen as part of a cynical exercise in “salami tactics” –
gaining
de facto sovereignty over disputed territory one slice at a time.
What seems certain is that, unlike in Spain, Italy’s separatist movements are
gaining
ground through a bloodless revolution.
Such questions are
gaining
in urgency as more and more countries, and the European Union itself, debate whether or not to consolidate financial regulation under the umbrella of one all-powerful body.
Nonetheless, extremist forces are dangerously close to taking political power in some European states, and are
gaining
traction even in formerly liberal bastions.
In addition to providing the funds for apprentices’ salaries, governments must monitor progress to ensure that apprentices are
gaining
valuable knowledge and experience.
Now, a third explanation is
gaining
traction: declines in full-time work opportunities and real wages are both due to automation.
Chirkeisky, the second Sufi leader to be assassinated in Dagestan this year, had been a vocal critic of Wahhabism, the Saudi petrodollar-funded brand of orthodoxy that has been
gaining
traction in the region.
Romania fears the fallout from Kosovo’s unilaterally
gaining
independence on neighboring Moldova.
They are
gaining
control of the political agenda, shaping it according to their interests – and winning power in the process.
India realized that its rivals were
gaining
ground in its backyard, while it was losing out on new economic opportunities.
A focus on national (and in some places, like Catalonia and Scotland, regional) issues is
gaining
ground, in line with the incentives of policymakers, whose constituencies are national (or regional).
China routinely rotates the highest executive positions, as it realizes that a change of power prevents tyrants from
gaining
excessive power, a lesson learned painfully during Mao's long and often disastrous reign.
The key difference in the UK is that UKIP is
gaining
ground with voters despite rapid economic growth (more than 3% annually, the highest rate in the EU).
But the fact that parties and candidates that reject the status quo are
gaining
ground, particularly among young people, reflects profound political polarization, which generates governance challenges that could impede reform.
The idea that you can make a difference not only for yourself but for your country and the world, that self-interest and personal enrichment are not the only possible goals in life for the “best and the brightest,” has slowly and irresistibly been
gaining
ground in the Obama generation.
An increasingly organized coalition of nationalist forces that are hostile to European integration – and, indeed, to European values – has been
gaining
traction and cohesion.
As Germany’s Welcome Culture recedes from the horizon, the populist ship appears to be
gaining
speed.
And so it has, with capitalists everywhere
gaining
an ever larger share of the economic pie.
Gaining
a better appreciation of the financial linkages between countries is also important.
With vehemently anti-immigrant political forces
gaining
ground throughout Europe, one must ask whether the newcomers desperate for a job are better served by being admitted on a conditional basis (including, potentially, for a limited period), or by not being admitted at all.
Finally, an answer that is
gaining
ground is that the system bribed economists to stay silent.
Then, with Palestinians
gaining
the upper hand, they can advance to a second stage in which all of Israel is conquered, implying armed struggle - which often takes the form of anti-civilian terrorism - for many more years.
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