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Yet he is enough of a realist to see that this relationship is significantly unbalanced, owing 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.
Opening up trade in agriculture and textiles – and even providing
preferences
of the kind that are offered to other poor countries – would likely benefit directly the poor farmers who make up 70% of the population, as well as create new jobs.
Europe’s unwillingness to nurture and deploy its clout contrasts sharply with America’s assertive use of its market power to advance its interests and
preferences.
Should China succeed, its neighbors – which are increasingly tied to its economy – might adjust their policies to appease Chinese
preferences.
Individuals gravitate to organizations that are compatible with their personal
preferences.
Regardless of longstanding disagreements over how cross-border freshwater resources should be allocated and managed, and understandable
preferences
by governments and water professionals to rely on basin agreements rather than on international legal instruments, that half-century wait can be explained only by a lack of political leadership.
Indeed, the US tax code is riddled with special
preferences
and contains large differences in effective tax rates across individuals and economic activities.
This ensures that local and regional
preferences
are considered alongside the effects of eurozone-wide harmonization and economies of scale.
While the three low-cost water and sanitation interventions discussed here may not always pass a cost-benefit test, they are likely to attract investment in many circumstances, while simultaneously responding to communities’
preferences.
One consequence of this cynical treatment of political ideologies is the wild swings in voters
' preferences
seen in various Central European countries.
Mainstream economics is founded on the assumption that human beings are motivated by exogenously given
preferences
– what economists call “utility functions.”
And when paired with other data about us (financial, professional, and social), our biometrics can be fed into algorithms and used to deny us loans, health insurance, and jobs, guess our sexuality or political preferences, and predict our likelihood to commit crimes — entirely without our knowledge.Having a unique, unforgeable identity could be a blessing.
And when paired with other data about us (financial, professional, and social), our biometrics can be fed into algorithms and used to deny us loans, health insurance, and jobs, guess our sexuality or political preferences, and predict our likelihood to commit crimes — entirely without our knowledge.
A combination of massive upfront direct financial assistance, enhanced trade preferences, and temporary debt relief is needed.
In response, however, more pragmatic voters are increasingly irate about political paralysis and their governing institutions’ inability to respond to the
preferences
of a clear majority of the population.
Because the Kemalist system eventually liberalized politically (though not culturally), the emergence of a multiparty system eventually also empowered the traditional conservatives whose
preferences
had long been denied.
A scheme like the one used by Canada could elicit and match the
preferences
of both refugees and receiving communities.
Add to that the
preferences
of the refugees – who, after risking everything to get to Europe, have strong feelings about where they would like to settle – and the policy challenges are enormous, particularly in the short run.
But consumers’
preferences
were already shifting toward touch-screen smartphones.
One gay man has his own television show, even though his sexual
preferences
are no secret.
But in other cases, opposition to America's
preferences
is wrought by public sentiment and goes against the instincts of leaders who know better.
In a world of divided political sovereignty and diverse national preferences, the push for international harmonization is a recipe for weak and ineffective rules.
In response to changing – and increasingly particular – consumer preferences, companies are relocating production closer to the markets where the goods will be sold.
Consumption patterns and
preferences
are an integral part of such systems.
But economic theory based on real-world experience tells us that consumer
preferences
are neither given nor absolute.
Committing to phase out fossil fuels would strengthen incentives for technological innovation; and if consumer
preferences
are socially determined, even unsaintly consumers would lose nothing in the long term.
The UK taxed imports from the US while giving special
preferences
to its Commonwealth and Empire, angering Hoover and his successor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
If it were to fall below the 43% attained in 2009, the Council could more plausibly argue that the
preferences
of a decreasingly interested public can be largely ignored.
A dictator who wants to control every aspect of people’s lives will seek to ignore the
preferences
of everyone else.
The intellectual climate of the time was greatly influenced by the European Enlightenment, with its interest in reasoned construction of a social order, and its commitment to the creation of a society responsive to people’s
preferences.
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