Persuaded
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According to this pseudo-historical retelling, Keynesian economists in the 1960s did not understand the natural rate of unemployment, so they
persuaded
central bankers and governments to run overly expansionary policies that pushed aggregate demand above levels consistent with full employment.
In 2006, the Kremlin
persuaded
Uzbekistan to join, but, after Putin visited Tashkent in early June, President Islam Karimov suspended his country’s membership.
It is hard to imagine how Kim Jong-un, as the divine defender of his people, could be
persuaded
by such bluster to negotiate.
Of course, to put on the table a comprehensive settlement plan that addresses all of the final-status issues, with compromises that all sides could be
persuaded
and pressured to accept, would require statesmanship.
The economy grew, but mainly because American families were
persuaded
to take on more debt, refinancing their mortgages and spending some of the proceeds.
Sunnis must be
persuaded
that neither their minority status nor former membership in Saddam Hussein’s Ba’ath Party will exclude them from political and economic life.
They are
persuaded
that influencing expectations is critical.
But Ballou appears to have
persuaded
many of the participants at the meeting that his proposal will save more lives in the long run.
Things might be different if al-Maliki could be
persuaded
to step down in favor of a broad-based Shia-Sunni-Kurdish administration, determined to govern inclusively and create an effective, non-political national army.
Investors in the coming years will need to be
persuaded
to hold mountains of new debt.
Those who feel that their faith compels them to act in a way destructive of mutual respect must be
persuaded
that this is a wrong reading of their faith; otherwise, such a faith-based compulsion will always trump secular political arguments.
Instead, people must be
persuaded
to accept such authority, giving rise to something like a religious market.
Sarkozy
persuaded
two women from immigrant backgrounds, Rama Yade and the well-known feminist activist Fadela Amara, to accept sub-cabinet positions, while Kouchner has been the most popular political figure in France for the past several years.
Not just governments, but religious and other leaders need to be
persuaded
to denounce terror, shaming and de-legitimizing those who carry it out.
A version of same thoughtless cross-border lending is again underway, extolled by leading financial sector executives (e.g., Jamie Dimon from JP Morgan Chase) – who have apparently
persuaded
Mr. Geithner to tag along intellectually.
While some still believe that the taxpaying public might be
persuaded
to spend an additional "penny in the pound" (i.e., 1% of tax) of income tax to keep higher education going, most know that this path can be ruled out for general economic as well as political reasons.
Although Gingrich was quickly
persuaded
by Henry Kissinger to recant his heresy, he had in his own careless way articulated an important notion that few others have dared utter.
That is why Russia must be
persuaded
to change course through a combination of economic sanctions, strategic unity, and diplomatic engagement; by contrast, the Islamic State’s ambitions cannot be contained, so they must be suppressed.
They will have to be
persuaded
to leave, and, if that does not work, forced out.
But it is wishful thinking to believe that they can be
persuaded
to act otherwise by international declarations that lack enforcement mechanisms.
For example, rich countries’ voters in Europe could perhaps be
persuaded
to engage in a much larger bailout for Greece (one that is actually big enough to work), in exchange for higher payments in ten to fifteen years if Greek growth outperforms.
If there are still people crazy enough to deny that the Holocaust occurred, will they be
persuaded
by imprisoning people who express that view?
But there is only a small probability that my use of the book would have
persuaded
the library to buy another copy.
Have his cabinet-level officials
persuaded
him that his earlier positions were wrong?
Russia must be
persuaded
to confirm – explicitly and formally – the right of the Baltics, on their own, to choose their allies.
This is critically important for inspiring confidence in Asian countries, which might be
persuaded
to favor domestic, as opposed to external, sources of demand.
But generating enough liquidity implies huge expenses: the public must be educated to understand the concept of risk management and overcome serious psychological barriers before it can be
persuaded
of the usefulness of the new instruments.
American financiers were
persuaded
that New York needed to develop its own commercial trading system to handle bills of exchange in the same way as the London market and arrange their monetization (or “acceptance”).
And if these loans can be shown to be good investments, more banks might be
persuaded
to finance climate-related agricultural projects.
Determined to outbid Gorbachev as a reformer, he
persuaded
liberals to overcome their distrust of his provincial manners.
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