Reluctant
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Finally, proponents of a German exit claim that the eurozone in its current form is deeply flawed (although they usually are
reluctant
to provide details regarding exactly how).
While the Fed is still
reluctant
to compromise its long-term independence, I suspect that before this is over it will use most, if not all, of the tools outlined by Bernanke.
Western governments are understandably
reluctant
to provide lethal aid for Assad’s opponents, given the large number of jihadists among them, and because important elements of the opposition have themselves committed severe abuses.
In many developing countries – especially small countries in which a large portion of the population is susceptible to the same risks – governments may be understandably
reluctant
to insure their citizens.
With such a hurdle to hiring workers, no wonder industry is
reluctant
to locate in the East and the region is supported by subsidies equal to 45% of its gross product.
The EU has always been
reluctant
to impose rigorous human-rights conditionality on third-country recipients of its financial aid.
Worries that parents would be
reluctant
to allow postmortem tests on their children have proved unfounded.
The US seems more
reluctant
than ever to exercise the leverage that it still has to press China to correct policies that threaten to distort trade, foster huge trade imbalances, and spark greater competition for scarce raw materials.
Making matters worse, Germany, the
reluctant
leader of the EU, has traditionally acted in support of its own economic and energy interests, maintaining a strong bilateral relationship with Russia.
Managements that are
reluctant
to accept the consequences of past mistakes could be penalized by depriving them of the Fed’s credit facilities.
Germany did not seek to occupy a dominant position in Europe, and it is
reluctant
to accept the obligations and liabilities that such a position entails.
With evidence of sudden capital outflows in response to certain tax-policy changes, governments are
reluctant
to raise income-tax rates – which have fallen sharply since the late 1970’s – or to tax dividend and interest income, for fear of capital flight.
Opponents of estate taxes offer three reasons why they could dampen economic growth: entrepreneurs will be
reluctant
to expand their companies if they cannot leave their wealth to their children; small firms will risk collapse when their owners die if their heirs cannot pay the taxes; and companies will flee to lower-tax jurisdictions or engage in costly and unproductive tax avoidance.
The major NATO allies all support pooling and sharing in principle; in practice, they are
reluctant
to provide their military assets for common operations, as was the case in the recent Libya operation.
This is why European banks are now
reluctant
to lend to each other.
Banks will not lend if the economy is in the doldrums, and American households will be particularly
reluctant
to borrow – at least in the profligate ways they borrowed prior to the crisis.
Germany was
reluctant
to give up the Deutsche Mark, a symbol of its economic power and commitment to price stability.
Chinese families have been
reluctant
to convert much of this newfound income into discretionary spending.
Huge stimulus packages were implemented in 2008-9, led by the United States and China, coordinated by Britain, and with the
reluctant
support of Germany.
As a result, Germany has been
reluctant
to engage fully in the debate about a European banking union, owing to the belief that it would expose German taxpayers to major risks and unknown costs through bank restructuring and deposit insurance.
Fossil-fuel lobbies,
reluctant
governments in industrialized countries, and disengaged electorates have delayed and obstructed the emergence of a robust agreement to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions.
Borrowers have often been
reluctant
to accept its advice, which they perceive as driven more by theory and ideology than by evidence and practice.
Are they
reluctant
to come clean with their people out of fear for their own political futures?
And yet most economists, even those who were never keen on EMU in the first place, have been
reluctant
to make the argument that the time has come to abandon a failed experiment.
Europe is
reluctant
to develop a substantial military force, because the European project was created in opposition to the idea of power.
The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan requires a more robust military response, but with the American army bogged down in Iraq and the Western allies
reluctant
to send additional troops, the country’s dismemberment by local warlords is not a far-fetched scenario.
Americans find their patience tried by Europeans who are free with their advice and criticism yet
reluctant
to shoulder risks.
The media crackdown has created a culture of fear among journalists, academics, and ordinary citizens, making them
reluctant
to criticize policies and politicians.
If the United States now pressured its
reluctant
European allies to consent to some scheme of eastward expansion, it would jeopardize the bonds that link America to Europe.
But leaders in both countries have been
reluctant
to move boldly for fear of destabilizing growth.
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