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When international cooperation does “succeed,” it spawns rules that are either toothless or reflect the
preferences
of only the more powerful states.
We can no longer presume that its institutional arrangements reflect its citizens’
preferences.
The only apparent limitation is for cases in which serious operational considerations, or the working
preferences
of other part-time workers, stand in the way.
They should facilitate accelerated transfer between different types of institutions, in order to satisfy changing student preferences, while enforcing nationally applicable accreditation standards in all public and private tertiary institutions (taking international standards into account wherever possible).
But it is actually difficult to see much of a difference in fundamental human values or
preferences
between these countries and the US.
The rate is too high; the base is too narrow; it is costly to administer; and it is riddled with credits, deductions, and special
preferences
that distort decisions, harming the economy.
But there remain deep fissures over which
preferences
should be eliminated and which activities currently outside the corporate tax base should be brought into it.
We can only hope that they are allowed to express their
preferences
in an environment free of fraud, violence, and intimidation – all the more so because the conduct of the DRC election (and the world’s response to it) will have a profound influence elsewhere in Africa.
The convergence of consumer lifestyles and
preferences
driven by globalization has enabled the world’s major cities to specialize production for global markets.
Not only is Google’s market share in the EU much greater;European users may have different
preferences.
But they no longer feel constrained to wait for US approval of their actions or even to refrain from acting against American
preferences.
Then there are disruptive influences that percolate up from below: changing customer
preferences
and, even more important, outside visionaries seeking to transform and modernize the industry.
Some go a step further and attribute to them coherent
preferences
for anti-democratic leaders.
Voters do not need detailed knowledge and
preferences
on every policy question; broad orientations and the capacity to take cues from trusted authorities – politicians, journalists, or, God forbid, experts – can be enough.
Its position in the world economy is marginal – tenuously plugged into global investment flows and dependent on northern markets for its commodity exports, tariff preferences, and financial aid.
In recent years, enormous collections of confidential data have been stolen from commercial and government sites; and researchers have shown how people’s political opinions or even sexual
preferences
can be accurately gleaned from seemingly innocuous online postings, such as movie reviews – even when they are published pseudonymously.
The task now is to introduce prototype systems in representative communities, in order to prove what is possible, discover consumers’ preferences, determine the most attractive business models, and identify and avert unexpected consequences.
First, is there evidence that US politicians respond to lower-income voters’
preferences
or desires?
The evidence on this point is not as definitive as one might like, but what we have – for example, from the work of Princeton University’s Larry Bartels – suggests that over the past 50 years, virtually the entire US political elite has stopped sharing the
preferences
of low- or middle-income voters.
(By contrast, it turned out in November 2000 that the US had no such mechanism in place, other than the
preferences
of political appointees.)
Economists use the concept of utility to explain why people make the choices they do – what to buy, where to invest, how hard to work: everyone is trying to maximize utility in accordance with one’s
preferences
and beliefs about the world, and within the limits posed by scarce income or resources.
That would be one more reason to use the current respite to think hard, lay out options, and be candid about
preferences
and their consequences.
There’s a diffuse but gradually sharpening trend for people to manage their own information online – not just their finances at Mint or Wesabe, but also their book
preferences
at Amazon, cellphone records (Skydeck), physical activities (Nike, Garmin, and the like), friendships and friends’ activities (Facebook/Friendfeed and others), travel (Dopplr and TripIt), health (Polka.com),
Pendulum shifts in the region's politics mask a fundamental failure: people are unable to define their political
preferences
in a coherent way.
Future events could now be decomposed into calculable risks, and strategies and instruments could be developed to satisfy the full range of “risk preferences.”
This kind of system would accommodate the differences in
preferences
countries may have.
There is a clear demand for some differentiation in rules and standards to accommodate varying
preferences.
A shift in foreign investors’ portfolio
preferences
away from long-term bonds could easily trigger such a run-up in rates.
They respond efficiently to citizens’ needs and preferences, apply international experience to domestic policymaking, and use data and alternative scenarios for long-term planning.
Notably, the problems created by gender imbalances cannot be solved with better education or more income redistribution, because mating
preferences
are relative, not absolute.
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