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This approach would promote socially diverse and productive neighborhoods, rather than segregation and
pockets
of economic stagnation.
And, since companies cannot make executives pay out of their
pockets
for bad performance, the shift in focus ended up justifying an increase in pay.
Although there are
pockets
of high unemployment in Europe today, the ratio of workers to elderly people will decline considerably in the longer term.
We could see it in Scandinavia, and in scattered
pockets
elsewhere, but the strong imprint of improved computer and communications technologies on the growth rates of output and productivity economy-wide seemed to be missing.
Henry Ford, who was not a fount of wisdom on many matters, recognized that if you want to sell cars, you have to put enough money into people’s
pockets
so that they can buy them.
The problem is that there are
pockets
of vulnerability.
Sales led to more FDI, as the only people with deep enough
pockets
to pay big money for state assets came from abroad.
Yet, although education is essential to fight obesity, it is far from clear whether it will be enough in a food environment dominated by large corporations with deep
pockets
and every incentive to cultivate excessive consumption.
And they cannot eliminate
pockets
of excessive indebtedness that inhibit new investment and growth.
Some
pockets
of humanitarian need remain, but the massive crisis that was anticipated thankfully never materialized.
When domestic firms must compete with, say, Chinese firms that are financially supported by a government with deep pockets, the playing field becomes tilted in ways that most people would consider unacceptable.
Over time, ties of patronage and marriage have fused these dynasties into a discernable class, concentrated in central New Delhi, with a few
pockets
in Mumbai and a small presence in other parts of the country.
If history is any guide, a sizable share of these contributions will be diverted to other purposes, or into the
pockets
of corrupt officials.
The more that can be done to prevent people from becoming cocaine addicts, the less damage these people will do to themselves and their families, the less money will get into the
pockets
of criminals, insurgents, and terrorists, and the less damage will be done to the environment.
Given the EU’s fundamental interconnectedness – in economic, financial, geopolitical, and social terms – the disruptive impact of each shock would amplify the others, overwhelming the region’s circuit breakers, leading to recession, reviving financial instability, and creating
pockets
of social tension.
It is worth noting that in US politics, the money overwhelmingly goes into advertising and other campaign activities, not the
pockets
of corrupt officials.
While there are some
pockets
of excellence, most Japanese firms are severely lacking in these areas.
The same mechanism that pours profits into the
pockets
of global corporations also prevents governments from claiming a larger share of the spoils.
Add to this the mysterious propensity for about a third of the national budget simply to disappear each year, presumably into the
pockets
of venal politicians, and Kenya has the makings of a serious economic crisis that is fast coming to a head.
The longer these disturbances persisted, the greater the threat to a global economy already challenged by structural weaknesses, income and wealth inequalities,
pockets
of excessive indebtedness, deficient aggregate demand, and insufficient policy coordination.
There are fewer
pockets
of “patient capital” stepping in to buy when flightier investors are rushing to the exit.
Germans, who since reunification in 1990 know what they are talking about when it comes to such transfers, do not want to hear about a Europe where rich regions would permanently finance
pockets
of under-development.
Other factors that have plausibly stoked political upheaval – deindustrialization, loss of manufacturing jobs, stubborn
pockets
of unemployment in left-behind cities and regions – would also change very slowly, if at all.
Nevertheless, the station, whose owners have deep pockets, expanded to add a direct satellite broadcast, a children’s station, two sports stations, and soon an international, English-language station.
Moreover, despite China’s reputation as the more dynamic growth market, Japanese consumers still have far deeper
pockets
than their Chinese counterparts, meaning that Japan plays a greater role in sustaining the region’s export-dependent economies.
If people act on this belief by saving every extra pound, dollar, or euro that the government puts in their pockets, the extra government spending will have no effect on economic activity, regardless of how many resources are idle.
Countries that fail to implement the necessary reforms would become permanent
pockets
of poverty and dependency, much like Italy’s Mezzogiorno region today.
Soros says countries that fail to implement the necessary reforms after the introduction of Eurobonds would become permanent
pockets
of poverty and dependency, much like Italy’s Mezzogiorno region today.
The Global Fund does not stuff the
pockets
of corrupt ministers, or trade funding for oil concessions or arms deals.
For some, particularly in southern Europe, it is seen as a means of shifting the burden of supporting their indigent banks to those with deeper
pockets.
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