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It was a crime, she said, without trace (no written orders; no official directive, ever, anywhere); without graves (her father, brother, and mother became smoke and ash, with no marker but her own memory and, later, her autobiography); without ruins (Auschwitz, when she returns to it years later, is becalmed, neutralized, cleansed); without exit (Sarajevans, Rwandans, and Cambodians could, at least in theory, flee, whereas the hallmark of the Holocaust is that the world itself was a trap); and, finally, without reason (given the choice of expediting a troop train headed for the front or a train carrying Jews to the ovens, the Nazis always chose the latter).
Democratic transitions need to be driven by societies that want democracy, and since the latter requires institutions, it is usually a fairly long and drawn out process.
The former increasingly tend toward both social and policy immobility; the latter are more inclined to sudden reversals.
Since the former solution is against the majority’s interest, the ruling class opts for the latter.
There is a strong, direct connection between power and poverty: the more of the former, the less of the latter.
For example, the current Christian leadership is a political ally of Hezbollah, even though the former opposed and the latter favored Syria’s continuing occupation of Lebanon.
To the extent that the latter is associated with productivity and competitiveness problems, and exacerbated by the common currency, this is an inappropriate policy response.
But the latter are “technical” and gain from standardization; the former are not and must reflect variety instead.
In the wake of Vikram Pandit’s resignation as CEO of Citigroup, John Gapper pointed out in the Financial Times that “Citi’s shares trade at less than a third of the multiple to book value of Wells Fargo,” because the latter is a “steady, predictable bank,” whereas Citigroup has become too complex.
Under pressure from Germany, they have so far pursued the latter option.
But, while Putinism and Italian Fascism share the rare characteristic of rejecting both communist and democratic ideologies, there is an important distinction in their approach to the latter.
The feelings inspired by the latter are by far the stronger.
In fact, the latter are a tiny minority.
Yet, in the long run, it is the latter who matter most, and their importance persists when other preoccupations turn out to be transitory.
Many conflicts took place between the latter and the rest, and the great empire’s colossal collapse left a bitter taste in the mouths of all.
The latter had cheered the Greek armies when they invaded western Anatolia in 1919.
Moreover, while Nigeria is formally a democracy, the balance of power between citizens and public officials, including those at state and local government levels, is skewed in favor of the latter by virtue of their easy access to oil revenues.
America called for regime change in the former while seeking regime stabilization in the latter; instead, it got the Islamic State in both.
But this approach has led to North Korea being assigned essentially the same poverty rate as China, even though the former regularly receives food aid from the latter.
The latter gives the economy a quick shot of competitiveness, improves the external balance, and reduces the output loss and unemployment that accompany fiscal cutbacks.
The former have supplied the leadership and foot soldiers to the Pakistani Taliban and the latter has fought, often with devastating effect, against the government in Kabul and American and NATO troops.
An individual today, faced with the option of working 20 hours a week or drawing unemployment benefits, might be tempted by the latter.
Focusing on the latter may even backfire, by deepening dualistic labor-market structures.
One route leads to further integration, while the other implies a return to national sovereignty; navigating the former will require great effort, whereas the latter is a relatively straight downward path.
To ensure the former and prevent the latter, Africa must invest more in education.
Obviously, the latter will not be as significant an event as the former, but it nonetheless will have important consequences beyond the United Kingdom.
Right now, I cast my vote for the latter, especially since the huge debt legacy is likely to dampen enthusiasm for the big stimulus that is required.
Snubbed by the European Union, Erdogan is tilting the balance towards the latter.
In a different regional context, for instance, Argentina and Brazil recently agreed to coordinate the latter's term as non-permanent member in the UN Security Council during 2004-2005.
He recognized that there are two kinds of needs, absolute and relative, and that the latter may be insatiable.
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