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Mexican governance is undermined not only by narco-traffickers (who have gained a stranglehold on some Mexican states), but by industrial and business cartels, as well as other entrenched interests which have impeded implementation of reforms even after they become law.
Will the current economic reforms reduce inequality, or will the prosperity of some continue to be built on the misery of others?
But he has no experience in crisis management, major economic reforms, or crisis prevention.
But even if Moscow's reaction to the Polish reforms was very much on everyone's mind, Moscow was not the first destination on my travels, as the ritual of all previous governments demanded.
The government's responsibility was to put into effect political and economic reforms, far-reaching reforms – and these required social peace.
Although sometimes bridling at liberalization measures, on the whole, borrowing governments welcome reforms that increase their revenues, as these improve the prospects of staying in power.
Such reforms, though feasible, I confess are unlikely.
Too timid to undertake serious reforms at home, Japanese authorities fight to keep the yen's value as low as possible against the dollar and rival Asian currencies.
But the Union's finance ministers would be better off pushing the internal reforms Europe needs, rather than following the Bush example and pressing the European Central Bank to force a strong currency down to earth.
Gerashchenko blocked all bank reforms ranging from restructuring, liberalization and privatization to deposit insurance.
In December 2003, Russia will hold its next parliamentary elections, and people are reviewing what reforms are possible before then.
It is vitally important to address the impact of energy-price reforms on vulnerable groups in every society.
So these reforms will need to be accompanied by adjustments to fiscal systems and safety nets, among other things, to ensure that the poor are not harmed.
Traditional pro-capitalist right-wing parties would welcome such reforms.
This hostility comes at the wrong moment in time, with Europe engaged in ambitious and difficult constitutional reforms.
As Patrick Gaspard, the former United States ambassador to South Africa, recently noted, the country has a strong system of checks and balances that, if steered properly, can trump corruption and deliver needed reforms.
The first rescue package envisaged a resumption of growth, a decline in the fiscal deficit, and structural reforms.
While structural reforms – particularly on the supply side – are required in developed and developing countries, they are not sufficient to address what former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has called “secular stagnation” – that is, the difficulty of sustaining sufficient demand to permit normal levels of output.
Member states need to introduce reforms aimed at achieving a 2% annual growth target, as agreed earlier this year by finance ministers.
Chile is too small to go it alone, and Bachelet has her hands full with increasingly controversial tax, education, and constitutional reforms.
A few, like Germany, had built deep economic and financial resilience through years of fiscal discipline and structural reforms.
Ireland opted for austerity and reforms, as has the United Kingdom.
But, contrary to popular belief, there is little evidence that success in implementing governance reforms leads to more rapid and inclusive economic and social development.
With good-governance reforms now a condition for international aid, developing-country governments often end up mimicking donor expectations, instead of addressing the issues that are most pressing for their own citizens.
Indeed, such reforms can even undermine traditional rights and customary obligations worked out among communities over many generations.
Moreover, the required reforms are so wide-ranging that they are beyond the means of most developing countries to implement.
Another problem with governance reforms is that, although they are formally neutral, they often favor particular vested interests, with grossly unfair consequences.
Reforms aimed at decentralization and devolution have, in some cases, enabled the rise of powerful local political patrons.
Recognizing that governance improves with development, the international community would be better served by pursuing reforms that directly advance development, instead of a broad agenda that may have, at best, a small indirect impact.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s opening remarks emphasized the changes in regulatory policy that followed the 2008 global financial crisis, while European Central Bank President Mario Draghi’s luncheon address dwelled on the need for continued reforms in Europe to sustain the eurozone’s recent economic recovery.
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