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Malaysia and Thailand are also fairly active in the WTO, with a mix of free-market and protectionist positions.
The arguments for low interest rates seem to me to require a degree of government competence that is unlikely, given political parties' current positions and the existing structure of the institutions that make fiscal policy.
Madison thus advocated creating positions at the local, state, and federal levels, and in diverse social capacities, as well as ensuring incentives and opportunities for representatives to combine and reconcile different interests at all levels of public policymaking.
In the EU we have " regulations," "directives," "decisions," "general guidelines," "common strategies," "common actions," "common positions" - a myriad that only experts can comprehend.
In the case of countries with poor fiscal positions, Europe’s rescue fund, the European Financial Stability Facility, can lend for this purpose.
Understanding the positions of the actors is a necessary step if today's impasse is to be bridged.
Finally, euro-area nations must strive harder to find common positions on international issues and to speak with a single voice in the global arena.
That would be an enlightening result particularly when public debates are dominated by extreme positions – the clash between Ehrlich and Simon being a classic illustration.
Since a common diagnosis of the problems generated in the financial services business holds that human greed is to blame, a German think tank recently suggested that people with a genetic proclivity to high dopamine levels should be barred from taking leading positions in financial institutions.
Saddam has been masterful at filling most crucial positions in the army and security services with people who come from his Tikriti clan.
But between these positions lies a vast range of unintended consequences.
In recent years, China and Russia have cooperated closely in the UN Security Council and taken similar positions on Internet regulation.
They have used diplomatic frameworks – such as the BRICS group of major emerging countries (along with Brazil, India, and South Africa) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (along with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) – to coordinate positions.
Confronting the big-bank bogeyman has been a centerpiece of Sanders’ campaign;Clinton is now partly echoing his populist anti-bank positions.
LearnUp, a San Francisco startup that has attracted funding from some of the biggest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, establishes partnerships with employers to offer online training modules that connect job seekers to specific jobs, primarily entry-level positions that do not require college degrees.
And powerful clans from Tobruk have succeeded in placing their members in key military positions.
Such political and military spats are likely to continue as officials attempt to consolidate their positions.
Meanwhile, women are over-represented in informal, temporary, and part-time jobs, most of which are low-productivity positions with low pay, no benefits, and limited opportunities for advancement.
By one estimate, women hold about 24% of top management positions globally, with comparable figures across regions and development levels.
A recent study by the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) of 3,000 companies in diverse sectors and countries, however, yields a more depressing conclusion: women occupy only about 13% of top management positions (CEOs and people who report directly to them), on average, with even the highest rate, in North America, amounting to only 15%.
Women’s participation, moreover, is skewed toward positions in less influential areas like shared services, in which opportunities for promotion to top positions are limited.
And, though female participation on company boards has increased in almost every country and sector over the last three years, with the largest gains occurring in countries that have introduced quotas, women hold only about 12.7% of board positions, on average.
Companies with more women in top management and board positions better reflect the profiles of their customers and employees, benefit from more diverse views when solving problems, rank higher on indicators of organizational cooperation and health, and report higher profitability and returns on equity.
Moreover, perhaps in anticipation of a change in power, the mandarins have moved forward the annual personnel changes in the major ministries’ top administrative positions.
Clinton has created a raft of new positions at the State Department to spur outreach to different social segments.
Many belong to the growing cohort of “working poor” – the “precariat” who have no choice but to accept low-wage positions in which they are often overworked and insecure.
Saudi Arabia’s Shia have suffered discrimination in the professions: in the military, in high government positions, the diplomatic corps, and most significantly, in the oil industry, where they have been excluded since the 1980’s.
One of the developing world's least leveraged resources is its human capital working overseas, often in leadership positions in academia and industry.
Moreover, Kim Jong-il, like his father, has consistently appointed members of his family to positions of power.
Although rarely seen or heard, Kim Kyong-hui, born on May 30, 1946 to Kim Il-sung and his first wife Kim Jong-suk, has served in a range of key Workers’ Party positions, including deputy director of the International Department and director of the Light Industry Department.
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