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Abolishing customs duties would reduce the ability of governments to interfere with economic development; they would have to compete to attract investment to their territory instead of posing obstacles as they do at present.
Technology is accelerating a shift in the balance of power between governments and governed that offers both opportunities for democratic accountability and obstacles to inclusive politics.
But the roadblocks are many so international pressure on Guatemala must persist to lift these obstacles.
The threats emanating from the Middle East are diverse: regional conflicts, totalitarian religious ideologies (mainly led by Shia Iran and Wahhabi Saudi Arabia), terrorism, nuclear armament programs, obstacles to modernization, and unstable regimes.
Whereas agreements require hard work on both sides, the Americans are having a difficult time negotiating their country’s domestic political obstacles in time to engage effectively with China.
The path to an international agreement strong enough to keep global warming under two degrees will be fraught with obstacles.
Countries that appeared successful for a long time, such as Turkey or Thailand, suddenly seem to face obstacles related to governance and the ability to forge domestic political compromises.
By removing the barriers to employment that women face – whether practical obstacles, like insufficient childcare services, or social constraints – Japan could substantially increase women’s workforce-participation rate, creating an invaluable buffer against the growing labor shortage.
We do not begrudge Bill Gates or Warren Buffett their billions, even if some of their rivals have suffered along the way, presumably because they and their competitors operate according to the same ground rules and face pretty much the same opportunities and obstacles.
One of the biggest obstacles to achieving universal health coverage – which the United Nations has declared a global goal – is financing.
Internal emails reveal that a US legal counselor inside the IDB proposed to the US Treasury Department that, though the loans faced no legitimate technical obstacles, the US could effectively block them by “slowing” the process.
Of the two obstacles, domestic interest-group politics is the more easily surmountable.
Indeed, the UN's wanton sacrifice of science and technology to its own bureaucratic self-interest creates significant obstacles to innovation that can help the poorest of the poor.
And the Chinese economy faces serious obstacles to sustainable rapid growth, owing to inefficient state-owned enterprises, growing inequality, massive internal migration, an inadequate social safety net, corruption, and inadequate institutions, all of which could foster political instability.
The US also desperately needs deep structural reform of its education system, clearing obstacles to introducing technology and competition.
Digital borders and obstacles to data flows might be erected to meet demands for privacy at a moment when the world needs data to flow freely.
It provides a detailed, thoughtful, and honest diagnosis of the Chinese economy’s structural and institutional flaws, and calls for coherent and bold reforms to remove these fundamental obstacles to sustainable growth.
As the obstacles created by previous government policies and past population growth are gradually removed, adopting successful innovations will yield increasingly large payoffs and faster per-capita growth over time.
For investors, the deepest obstacles are informational: what works best, and under which circumstances?New data sources about relative impacts are becoming available, and are desperately needed.
As the British economy sinks into recession, trade deals prove illusory, and legal and constitutional obstacles proliferate, May will find it hard to maintain the parliamentary discipline needed to deliver Brexit.
Tremendous political obstacles, both domestic and international, had to be overcome to conclude the deal.
As we improve our understanding of the problems that any one of these devices solves – and how it overcomes obstacles in doing so – we learn something valuable about all three.
Despite the obstacles they face, more women appear to be rising in the ranks of the global media industry, even though progress is relatively slow.
What’s more, the obstacles to treatment often have nothing to do with health care, but rather, are tied to political, economic, and social marginalization.
But such collaboration will face considerable obstacles.
If we succeed, some of the biggest obstacles that the world faces – from poverty to climate change – could become a bit more manageable.
Growth in a Time of DisruptionFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – Developing countries are facing major obstacles – many of which they have little to no control over – to achieving sustained high growth.
Policies that support such activity, such as by removing obstacles to new business creation and enhancing financing opportunities, cannot be left out of growth strategies.
No medical or technical obstacles are blocking us from eradicating preventable infectious diseases such as measles and polio.
And, to participate in work and community life, people with disabilities must overcome obstacles that the rest of us often do not even notice.
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