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As China’s economic deceleration exposes its structural vulnerabilities and flawed policies, the much-hyped notion of “Chinese exceptionalism” – that China can continue to grow without the rule of law and the other essential institutions that a modern market economy presupposes – is proving to be nothing but a delusion.
But it is the second – the resurgence of corruption – that is proving most interesting.
Finding the funds to address the crisis is proving to be a challenge.
But South Africa’s aspiration to play a dynamic role beyond its borders is proving increasingly difficult, primarily because the regional environment – indeed, the continental environment – is not hospitable, defying the best efforts of Mbeki’s government to produce meaningful and sustained political and economic change.
The second reason is that the British government is finding that the economy is proving difficult to manage outside the single currency area, and will get worse.
Unfortunately, this is proving extremely difficult for many advanced-country governments, partly because the failure to recover fully from the recent crisis and recession has undermined their credibility and functioning.
That is what the Trump administration has now provided, proving that it is both willing and able to punish those who cross its red lines.
Other parties to the Paris agreement have responded to Trump’s decision with strength, thus proving the resilience of the agreement itself.
In 1965, when the North Vietnamese were proving to be stubborn enemies, LeMay threatened that they would be “bombed back into the stone age.”
Almunia is optimistic that a settlement will be reached next spring, so long as Google buttresses its proposals with evidence proving their effectiveness.
Official responses to the global economic crisis highlight the interventionist model’s merits, proving that decisive government action can help to enhance efficiency and clear unbalanced markets, thereby protecting the economy from the demand shortfall caused by falling investment and rising unemployment.
Chaos reigns in Egypt and Libya, where post-revolution authorities are proving too brittle either to consolidate their authority, or to incorporate more popular forces.
Indeed, just a year or two ago, “expansionary fiscal contraction” was all the rage, and a massive research effort went into proving its existence.
If the nineteenth-century “internal devaluation” strategy to promote growth by cutting domestic wages and prices is proving so difficult in Ireland, how does the EU expect it to work across the entire eurozone periphery?
Finally, there is Obama, who effectively abandoned a systematic course of action under the UN framework, because it was proving nettlesome to US power and domestic politics.
But even without an ISIS terror state, the situation remains extremely unstable, because the Syrian civil war is proving to be highly contagious.
Defense expenditures are proving to be the easiest of targets.
But its value is increasingly being questioned, especially in obesity research, where body-composition measurements are proving to be far more relevant.
Urban centers are also proving their capacity for climate innovation and leadership.
The middle is also proving less friendly and stable for business.
But a growing number of programs around the world are proving that the death and illness of the poor can be reduced sharply and rapidly with targeted investments in public health programs.
The rich world can redeem itself, indeed promote its interests in global peace and prosperity, by proving that the Millennium Development Goals are not empty words.
The EU cannot let Cyprus stew in its own juice, not least because as a member state the island is proving an uncomfortable bedfellow.
But de Gaulle’s legacy would most likely be snuffed out gently, with nostalgia for both Mitterrand and Chirac possibly proving very tempting for a people disaffected with the political system but desiring to be reassured.
Rather than proving the unilateralists' point, the partial nature of the success in Afghanistan illustrates the continuing need for cooperation.
We also have a good chance of meeting the target of reducing by half the proportion of people in developing countries without safe drinking water – but to achieve the same with sanitation is proving more difficult.
But, while emerging economies are proving to be drivers of global demand, the right mix of government initiatives and policies is still required to ensure that they continue to provide the impetus for faster world economic recovery in the short term and be the engines of sustainable growth in the medium and long term.
Another way of looking at Africa’s paradoxical economic position is to admit that the region’s historical marginalization within the international financial system – so costly in times of global plenty – is proving to be an unexpected benefit when the wealthiest of the world are sick unto death.
In fact, as Obama quickly realized, his preferred response is proving to be impossible, for a refusal to look back will burden the future with greater perils.
On the contrary, it has handled the pressure exceedingly well, proving that through sustained collaboration among governments, business, and civil society, countries can develop effective approaches to meeting the needs of refugees and the countries that receive them.
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