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And we understood that we faced the threat of a jobless recovery,
owing
to cyclical factors, rather than to structural changes.
In fact, even as China’s economy has boomed over the past decade, structural adjustment in its domestic sectors slowed, mainly
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to political constraints.
Indeed, the plan all but guarantees a social as well as an economic catastrophe,
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to substantial cuts in pensions, education, and health spending.
Young people are being forced to interrupt their education, and refugees are fully or partly barred from legal labor markets,
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to fears that they will compete for jobs with local inhabitants.
The authorities will not allow the biggest banks to default on their debts, through bankruptcy or in any other fashion,
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to the need to prevent the financial system from collapsing.
After all, South Korea already has major new expenses on the horizon, beginning with rising health-care and pension costs,
owing
to a rapidly aging population.
But significant progress has yet to be made,
owing
partly to excessive business regulations and labor-market inefficiencies.
Furthermore, with US support, Colombia’s armed forces have become stronger,
owing
to modernization of military equipment and doctrine, an increase in the number of soldiers, and improved training.
Moreover, Russia – which extends to East Asia, but,
owing
to its economic and political weakness, has been a background player there – would certainly seek to benefit from this development.
While visible expressions of Islam have long been a source of controversy in France –
owing
to the country’s political and colonial history, conception of national identity, and cultural and legal secularism – similar debates are also playing out in Germany, the Netherlands, and other European countries.
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to the effects of climate change, Africa is experiencing its worst drought since 1945, especially in Southern Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Northern Nigeria.
And Obama will be keen to know what help India can provide with Iran, a country with which India has smooth relations,
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to their shared worries over Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Neighbors that used to be transit states for drugs are now major consumers,
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to similar dramatic increases in opium and heroin addiction.
The US incurred $300 billion in losses from climate-related disasters last year, including three massive hurricanes – the frequency and intensity of which has risen,
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to fossil-fuel dependence.
Were the Hensarling proposal to be implemented, those levels would have to be even higher,
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to the reduction in risk regulation.
And there is no end to this crash-and-burn surveillance strategy,
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to the nature of the information that is caught in the net.
It means also that we are increasingly reluctant to allow our own vision of civil liberties and human rights to shape our foreign policies,
owing
to the potential commercial costs.
Owing
to Putin’s cronyism and incompetent economic stewardship, Russians’ living standards have improved only modestly, the Russian economy is not globally competitive, and the country’s oil and gas fields have not been properly developed.
Owing
to Beijing’s unhealthy air, foreign companies pay a “hardship bonus” of up to 30% to employees working there.
Back then, Greece conspicuously failed to meet a plethora of basic convergence criteria,
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to its massive debt and its relative economic and political backwardness.
Growth is weakening in many countries, risks are mounting, and uncertainty has intensified,
owing
especially to events in Europe.
Indeed, China’s exports fell by 16% year on year in 2009,
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to the global financial crisis and recession.
The fundamental factors underlying the US external imbalance are large fiscal deficits and low household savings,
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to excessive financial leverage.
Yet he is enough of a realist to see that this relationship is significantly unbalanced,
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to France’s economic decline, and that Sarkozy’s endorsement of German preferences was not worth the appearance of being at the heart of the decision.
But it is as if,
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to an excess of prudence, they cannot bring themselves to pursue their own arguments to their logical conclusions.
Within regions, however, there are significant disparities,
owing
partly to differences in political representation and policy priorities.
Latin America’s Commodity WindfallBUENOS AIRES – Latin America is experiencing an exceptional boom,
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to soaring income from exports of natural resources.
Unfortunately, Germany and the ECB oppose this option,
owing
to the prospect of a temporary dose of modestly higher inflation in the core relative to the periphery.
But the wave of prosecutions that Xi has unleashed is discouraging Chinese officials from making decisions,
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to their fear that they could face criminal charges in the future.
Owing
to today’s technological advances, the share of total income accruing to labor (as opposed to capital) is declining worldwide.
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