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He points out that the
reforms
were accompanied by new regulation.
Because the buy-down is triggered by achievement of a pre-defined target, such transactions promote results-based financing, bringing about quantifiable
reforms
that otherwise might not have been realized.
Juppé, whose efforts nearly 20 years ago to impose badly needed
reforms
made him one of the country’s most unpopular politicians, might be forgiven a bit of schadenfreude.
I don’t see any other, more pressing,
reforms
– such as raising income taxes to pay for national security – gaining any traction in the Bush regime.
By the time of the
reforms
of the 1980’s and 1990’s, bonds tying individuals to culture, the state, the work unit, and household-registration systems, for example, had largely unraveled.
As expected, its final document unveils a plan for comprehensive
reforms
that will reshape China’s economy and society in the next decade.
All of these
reforms
have long been expected.
A final surprise is that the document sets a timeframe to complete all of the reforms; by 2020, China is supposed to become a full-fledged market economy.
Sooner rather than later, the crucially important economic
reforms
that have just been unveiled will not be enough.
Market
reforms
eventually resulted in historically high growth rates.
The reformers’ arguments eventually gained ground: most of Vladimir Putin’s
reforms
during his first presidential term were promoted and even designed by the new capitalists.
As market
reforms
have brought substantial prosperity (average annual per capita GDP, at purchasing power parity, is now $17,000), a large middle class, based mostly in small and medium-size companies and the service sector, developed beyond the reach of the state-owned behemoths.
Many emerging-market countries have taken advantage of falling oil prices to implement such
reforms.
Instead, they will most likely support cosmetic political reforms, including a new law that formally separates the roles of army commander and head of state.
Some, like Belarus and Uzbekistan, have not even started
reforms
in earnest.
Careful sequencing of
reforms
is critical to ultimate success.
By starting with more visible and popular
reforms
in the short term, policymakers can build constituencies for tougher
reforms
later.
The Polish government that launched the initial “shock therapy”
reforms
was replaced by a coalition with a “gradualist” bent and greater concern for distributional outcomes.
Important constitutional
reforms
and normal parliamentary processes were suspended in Russia in the early 1990’s, owing to fear of a Soviet revival.
Today, poorly thought-out
reforms
in North Africa and the Middle East are being rushed through under the perceived threat of Islamist extremism.
But even when such fears are well-founded,
reforms
should be evaluated on their own merits in broad consultations.
Conditional on reforms, Europe must open its market to both its southern and eastern neighbors.
Complementary
reforms
are needed to maintain and improve the transmission channels of monetary policy and avoid adverse side effects.
In several countries – such as France, Italy, and Spain –
reforms
designed to increase structural flexibility are also crucial.
In the eurozone, where countries with competitiveness problems do not have the exchange-rate adjustment mechanism, restrained income growth and productivity-boosting
reforms
are probably needed, as was the case in Germany between 2000 and 2006, and now in several southern European countries.
Of course, China has long been committed to market-driven structural reforms, at the national and municipal levels.
China’s government is running real risks as it pushes through structural
reforms
that are unprecedented in speed, scale, and complexity.
Democratic
reforms
are proving to be an increasingly effective cure for the instability created in the past by nationalism and ethnic strains.
New EU membership applications confirm the desire of Balkan governments to engage seriously in internal
reforms.
From its part, Europe is delivering as soon as the counties are adopting the necessary
reforms.
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