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After all, its institutional innovations apply only to the new Novo Mercado-listed companies, and not to the bulk of the Brazilian economy’s big firms, which are listed on the stock exchange’s main segment, and thus remain stuck with the old rules, old institutions, and an
ineffective
court system.
If the German Constitutional Court imposes limits on the OMT program, the consequences would be dire, for it would render the ECB’s guarantee to do “whatever it takes”
ineffective.
Similarly, US officials say that more than one-third of Iraqi army divisions are “combat ineffective.”
But monetary policy is increasingly
ineffective
in advanced economies, where the problems stem from insolvency – and thus creditworthiness – rather than liquidity.
Moreover, a great deal of this aid is delivered in kind and for strategic reasons, often supporting
ineffective
and kleptocratic governments.
For the US, on the other hand, soaring military expenditures and frequent tax cuts have created the economic conditions for trade deficits, and
ineffective
adjustment programs have only exacerbated the impact of trade on jobs.
In democratic countries, if politicians who are critical of others while in opposition prove to be
ineffective
when in government, voters can - and often do - punish their dishonesty at the ballot box.
Yet climate change has been subject to so much political inertia, false information, and wishful thinking for the last few decades that we continue to see
ineffective
or impossible solutions, rather than an effort to address root causes.
Yet the authorities and aid donors alike stubbornly fail to recognize the obvious, and instead continue to pursue costly and ultimately
ineffective
interventions.
Then, as events evolved, we would reinforce those policies that seemed to be working and gradually drop those that seemed to be
ineffective
or counterproductive.
In defending the view that the policy was onerous and ineffective, drivers often pointed to an informal business of enlisting “professional” passengers.
Thus, such controls are
ineffective
in reducing short-term cyclical pressure on the currency to appreciate.
In addition, paying teachers according to performance must become the norm, while
ineffective
teachers should be dismissed.
It was easy to draw an analogy between
ineffective
and mundane performance in the stadium and the general state of the country.
While wind energy is cheaper than other, more
ineffective
renewables, such as solar, tidal, and ethanol, it is nowhere near competitive.
The Palestinians, after all, never accepted any of the left’s peace proposals over the years, and the current fragmentation of Palestinian politics – defined by a weak and
ineffective
PLO and a Hamas obsessed with an irrational and self-defeating war option – does not give room for much optimism.
But verbal protests alone would make the West look ridiculous and
ineffective
to the rest of the international community, ultimately giving rise to further – and increasingly far-ranging – security challenges.
It is time for world leaders to recognize that intervention is more than ineffective; it can be destructive.
Indeed, while China’s infamous five-year planning cycle may prove unwieldy and
ineffective
in other countries, it undoubtedly signals the state’s return to the market – and poses a serious challenge to trade liberalization.
At the same time, if parts of his legislative program fail, Republican incumbents like Walters will look weak and
ineffective.
These problems are due not to immigrants, but to our immigration controls, which are not only costly and cruel, but also
ineffective
and counterproductive.
Moreover, a high corporate-tax rate is an
ineffective
and costly tool for producing revenues, owing to innovative financial transactions and legal tax-avoidance mechanisms.
Their opponents, meanwhile, exaggerated the phenomenon’s likely impact – and, as a consequence, dogmatically fixated on drastic, short-term carbon cuts as the only solution, despite overwhelming evidence that such cuts would be cripplingly expensive and woefully
ineffective.
As Britain has long been plagued by seesaw policies and a plethora of headline-grabbing (but ineffective) initiatives, the real challenge will be to establish a political and institutional framework to implement viable initiatives, and to shape governmental interaction with the private sector.
Overly complex climate regulations, political resistance to shale-gas development, and energy policies that favor expensive,
ineffective
technologies are largely to blame.
The main constraints include environmental degradation, economic deprivation, social inequality,
ineffective
public-sector management, and weak corporate governance.
In most countries, such assessments are still rare and haphazard: Parliaments often enact policies without knowing whether they are worth the money, and it may take a very long time before
ineffective
or inefficient policies are terminated.
Those who claim that capital controls are
ineffective
seldom specifyat what they are presumed to be
ineffective.
This does not mean that capital controls can solve all problems: the same paper shows that they are relatively
ineffective
at preventing lending booms – another key cause of economic vulnerability.
But such a comprehensive deal appears to be politically impossible, and has been shown to be incredibly
ineffective.
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