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Kurdistan has embarked on a path toward increased autonomy, while the Sunnis are increasingly marginalized by a sectarian and authoritarian Shia-dominated central government.
Many wanted a Western lifestyle, with access to the kinds of jobs and goods available in the US, but seemed not to recognize that access to that lifestyle requires increased economic and personal freedom – precisely the kind of freedom that underpins democratic societies.
As the numbers of journalists covering major political events suggests, the size of the communications apparatus has increased to a point where quantitative change becomes qualitative change.
So interest rates must thus be substantially increased to induce Greek savers to keep their deposits and thus stop the hemorrhage from the Greek banking system.
At the same time, the cost of financing excessive expenditure must also be increased; otherwise, the current-account deficit will persist.
This will never be acceptable either to Palestinians or to the international community, and will inevitably precipitate increased tension and violence within Palestine and stronger resentment and animosity from the Arab world against America, which will be held accountable for the plight of the Palestinians.
Casualties have increased during the past few years as the occupying forces imposed tighter controls.
It is important to note that many of China’s increased exports would find their way not to the US and Europe but to Africa and Asia, especially in the form of infrastructure equipment and other machinery.
After the Garissa University attack, for example, the Kenyan government increased security-related spending by 0.3% of GDP and provided additional financial assistance to the tourism sector.
The importance of foreign debt is well illustrated by the case of Portugal: although the country’s public-debt and deficit ratios are broadly similar to those of France, the risk premium on its public debt increased continuously, until it was forced to turn to the European rescue fund.
Nor is it enough to follow the dictates of international financial markets – that may get good bond ratings and please international investors, but it does not mean that jobs are being created or that standards of living are being increased for most citizens.
If the adjustment were made through taxes, every federal tax would need to be increased by 64%, immediately and permanently; if made through austerity, every non-interest spending program – including Social Security and Medicare, the main entitlement programs for the elderly – would need to be cut, immediately and permanently, by 40%.
These figures highlight, first and foremost, the rise of China, whose shares of both GDP and military expenditure have increased considerably (from 1.7% to 15% and from 1.6% to 13.8%, respectively).
India has also increased its share in both areas, but from a much smaller base (from 1.4% to 3.3%, and from 1.4% to 3.6%, respectively).
Another favorite delusion in the West is to believe that Iran will surrender if pressure is steadily increased.
Although many Iranian leaders no doubt toy with the idea, others are carefully weighing the costs of such a venture – the risks of preventive strikes from outside, increased isolation, and a regional nuclear arms race.
This has been a losing battle, but has dramatically increased violence and corruption in Mexico by ensuring that drug trafficking is a lucrative business.
Indeed, since the industry launched its public-relations campaign in the early 2000’s, cost estimates have increased roughly sevenfold, and profits have declined.
It raised the stakes for the island’s pro-independence camp and increased the risk of a cross-Strait military conflict.
The main ingredient needed to achieve faster sustained growth is increased investment.
In fact, the number of poor people (defined as those living on less than $1.25 per capita per day at 2005 purchasing power parity) in South Asia increased from 549 million in 1981 to 595 million in 2005, and from 420 million to 455 million in India, where almost three-quarters of the region’s poor reside.
But a country’s poverty rate also depends on the degree of income inequality – a reduction in which makes growth more pro-poor – and inequality in China has, in fact, increased more rapidly than in India.
The counter-argument is that increased competition is a global phenomenon.
In the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, for example, emergency ambulance services are now within reach of tens of millions of people, supported by cell phones, sophisticated computer systems, and increased public investments in rural health.
On the contrary, market confidence remains high, boosting expectations of increased investment and consumption.
With the Trump administration unwilling even to acknowledge the risks posed by climate change – including increased migration – we may actually be moving away from a solution.
A Stanford University study found that abortion rates actually increased in countries most affected by the global gag rule during the Bush era.
In the same period, value added in US manufacturing increased by $972 billion, more than 19 times as much as Mexico’s gain.
While these developments should no doubt be celebrated, governments, companies, and individuals around the world are tackling the biggest problem that comes with increased life expectancy: growing costs.
In the early 1970’s, when public-service pension schemes were first substantially reformed, the life expectancy of a 60 year old had increased to about 18 years.
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