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If migrants are viewed as a burden or, worse, a security threat, reactionary political forces will continue to gain ground, cutting off
opportunities
for newcomers and turning such fears into a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Such apprenticeships would help workers acquire the experience and know-how that they need to take advantage of the
opportunities
afforded by technological progress.
They should also be worried about the
opportunities
created for money launderers, and for trade in illicit drugs.
Now, however, closer economic integration means that sluggish growth in China and India will reduce job
opportunities
and slow the rate of poverty reduction throughout the region.
But unemployment is high because of taxes and excessive protection for those employed, which prevents the market from creating new employment
opportunities.
Moreover, China’s huge market and labor pool have created important
opportunities
for Europe.
What we do to share opportunities, meet challenges, and pursue development will be directly relevant not only to our own peoples’ welfare, but also to the world’s future.
This commission is committed to the fourth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal, which aims, by 2030, to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning
opportunities
for all.”
And education has long-term societal benefits: aside from increased political engagement, educated children contribute intellectual capital and pursue entrepreneurial
opportunities
when they grow up, boosting economic growth.
The lack of such a treaty between the US and China is a glaring exception, with the unfortunate effect of limiting of US companies’
opportunities
to participate in the rapid expansion of China’s domestic consumer market.
Europe’s defense industry will not be able to make progress without a well-functioning market – open, transparent, and with equal
opportunities
for all European suppliers.
Immigrants are seen as arriving on a journey of continual reinvention, driven to exceed their
opportunities
in their countries of origin.
Now, a third explanation is gaining traction: declines in full-time work
opportunities
and real wages are both due to automation.
In fact, replacing outdated and polluting infrastructure with modern and efficient alternatives represents one of the key investment
opportunities
of the century.
Only a few governments managed this difficult tradeoff well, by providing adequate unemployment compensation and skills training, and promoting new, more remunerative employment
opportunities.
In the US, for example, while many goods and services are less expensive than they would be if the country were walled off from the global economy, we cannot assume that these cost savings necessarily compensate for diminished employment
opportunities.
There probably are real choices to be made between income levels and distribution, on the one hand, and the range of employment
opportunities
on the other.
A child’s potential is truly unleashed only when he or she learns to spot and seize the
opportunities
that his or her parents never had.
We show how this can be done in the 2015 Africa Progress Report, “Power People Planet: Seizing Africa’s Energy and Climate Opportunities.”
They should demand a price on carbon, drive innovation, and seek
opportunities
to fund low-carbon development across Africa.
The majority of citizens have experienced a decline in living standards in the last year, and there remains a perception that people have more
opportunities
outside their own countries.
For those whose skills are not in demand, the availability of skills upgrading or training
opportunities
will have a significant impact on income prospects.
On September 22nd, I will convene a summit of world leaders to look at the challenges — and the
opportunities
— we face in the run-up to Copenhagen.
Policymakers’ task is to ensure that the disadvantaged also have
opportunities
to succeed in the modern economy, by designing all reforms and other measures with an eye to their distributional effects.
Public policies have a role to play not only in providing a cushion for workers in transition, via income support, but also in creating incentives and
opportunities
for skills acquisition.
To reverse this trend, Sweden needs radical reforms, with lower income taxes and
opportunities
for small companies to grow.
They know that employment
opportunities
constitute a basic human right, and that work is a source of dignity, giving individuals a sense of purpose and strengthening communities.
Of course, this interconnectedness also offers important opportunities; but an implicit bias toward the familiar is impeding the ability of workers, firms, and even governments to take full advantage of them.
According to McKinsey research, from 1990 to 2005, US companies almost always allocated resources on the basis of past, rather than future,
opportunities.
Some firms, however, will adapt, taking advantage of unprecedented
opportunities
to remain agile.
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