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Moreover, the Saudi king’s role as custodian of Islam’s holy places is misused to stall reform, saying that any change must be carefully calibrated and engineered to meet the unique situation of a nation that carries this awesome responsibility.
Reform in Saudi Arabia is in every sense a bizarre compromise between the opposing forces of the al-Saud’s prominent wings and the forces of the official Wahhabi religious establishment.
Talks among representatives of Shia, Wahhabi-Ismaili, and other sects within the National Dialogue were recently televised, but this was pure theater of reform, nothing more, and the Saudi population is no longer willing to suspend its disbelief.
Unlike more established democracies, in which politics only effects the economy at the margins, Poland cannot coast along; it needs leadership from its politicians if the economic gains of the last few years are not to be wasted through lack of progress on privatization, fiscal and banking reform, and modernization of the legal system.
But it could be very bad for European reform.
Another factor behind the upturn is the meaningful progress that a number of European countries, such as Spain, have made on structural reform.
In developing countries, it is said that good times are bad times for economic reform.
Recognizing that the economy could not benefit from a partial restoration of competitiveness without structural shifts, the government passed a significant labor-market reform in the spring of 2013.
With a lag, the reform now appears to be bearing fruit.
The second difference is that labor-market reform and market liberalization in Italy remain on the to-do list for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s new government.
I was thus dismayed at his recent expression of optimism that under today’s Republican-led Congress, “a tax reform serving to increase capital formation and growth will be enacted,” while arguing that “any resulting increase in the budget deficit will be only temporary.”
Yet serious reform was impeded by the usual disagreement about what should be done – a dispute that Emmanuel Macron, France’s new president, once described as a “holy war” between German and French elites.
Given the challenges implicit in establishing and maintaining a robust scientific sector, reform efforts must be undertaken carefully.
An effective reform strategy should employ the tools of science – specifically, data collection and analysis.
Of course, structural reform is essential after a financial crisis, as are policies to maintain aggregate demand while the economy heals.
Now, what Max Weber called the slow grinding of hard boards – leveraging a concrete program of structural reform onto a charismatic personality – begins.
The second scenario resembles Argentina’s experience: a severe socioeconomic crisis triggers unrest and ultimately prompts reform.
Egypt Needs a President, Not a PharaohEgypt is undergoing a heated nationwide debate over political reform.
What makes the demands for reform more pressing this time are ominous developments in Egypt, the region, and in the wider world.
Regional and international events have also emboldened the Egyptian opposition, not only to press for reform, but to focus on amending the constitution's articles that pertain to the presidency.
Demands for reform are now focused on introducing direct presidential elections with two or more contenders, and limiting presidents to two consecutive terms in office.
The pro-incumbent effect was discernible in Spain and, most dramatically, Italy, where the new reform government of Matteo Renzi defeated expectations that Italians would deliver another big protest vote.
Domestic reform in Europe’s two large former imperial powers is also an essential element in making Europe work.
Yet he has never proposed comprehensive reform of either the personal or corporate income tax.
Obama has remained silent about reform of Medicare and Social Security, whose long-run deficits are several times the national debt.
Romney vows an economically balanced approach that would reform Obama’s major health-care, environmental, and financial-services regulations.
In a ceremony celebrating the promulgation of the current 1982 constitution, Hu reportedly expressed interest in strengthening constitutional protections against official intrusions in people's lives and in promoting extensive legal reform.
For example, legal scholar Cao Siyuan began writing on, lobbying for, and organizing conferences about constitutional reform.
Mr Cao was careful to stay within the bounds of moderate reformism, yet he openly called for reform within five areas of governance: the constitution, separation of powers, elections, political parties, and the culture of politics.
When Hu also cancelled the traditional closed-door summer caucus of old Party elders that takes place each year at the beach resort of Beidaihe, hopes were raised that political reform might actually burst forth.
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