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Poverty, Social Spending, and IMF Programs: Myth vs. RealityWASHINGTON, D.C.: An oft-repeated claim is that the IMF is responsible for increasing human misery in developing countries - in particular, by forcing countries to cut spending on programs like health and education.
And its transmission to two nurses responsible for Duncan’s care – likely resulting from several breaches of medical protocol – has focused intense scrutiny on US preparedness for a possible outbreak.
Outsiders are increasingly convinced that China is a superpower, and that it needs to show that it can be a responsible one.
Given this, perhaps we should not hold China responsible for taking care of its own economic interests, even if it has aggravated in the process the costs of other countries’ misguided currency policies.
Today, there are seven billion people on the planet, and each one, on average, is responsible for the release each year of a bit more than four tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Fourth, the US and Russia – and, indeed, the UN Security Council – should hold Syria’s government strictly responsible to desist from punitive actions against regime opponents.
The advanced countries are collectively responsible for much of the current stock of carbon in the atmosphere, as well as for a significant (though declining) share of the world’s annual emissions.
Already, Pakistan is responsible for the recent appearance of wild poliovirus in Egypt.
And Kissinger, for his part, may be hoping for a future role in the new administration, such as a “special envoy” responsible for resetting relations with Russia or even China.
Yet, according to a report published by the International Panel on Climate Change, the airline industry is responsible for 4.9% of all human-caused global warming worldwide.
Why, they ask, should countries that are not responsible for causing the climate-change problem now be forced to pay to solve it?
In the future, an organization’s overall success will require that the leader responsible for such capabilities be a trusted member of the top management team.
The demonstration led to a postponement of the bill, and ultimately to its withdrawal, as well as to the resignation of the Secretary for Security, who was responsible for it.
Beyond the licensing and hiring requirements, the amendment holds Web-site owners and editors personally responsible for all content, including readers’ comments.
The war in Bosnia devastated the civilian population, and war-crimes tribunals were convened in The Hague, starting in 1996, to convict those responsible for the massacres.
Sadly, torture and other atrocities do happen in war - and the Iraq war is certainly not the only time torture has been used - but I believe that the Bush administration is responsible for creating a climate in which international law and democratic processes have been disregarded.
China is responsible for the savings side, while the US disproportionately accounts for the consumption side, ultimately turning the Chinese into America’s creditors.
Generally the causes are these: unpaid wages and pensions; sudden and massive job terminations; and management corruption held responsible for the bankruptcy of industrial enterprises--where discharged workers were secure, enjoying privileges and benefits, since the 1950s.
Indeed, Russia could be offered a leading role in a “Syrian Contact Group,” which would be responsible for international oversight of the transition process.
Business cycles naturally entail peaks and troughs in employment, and socially responsible businesses should follow successful examples like Coca-Cola, Alcoa, Saudi Aramco, Africa Rainbow Minerals, and Google in working toward mitigating joblessness and enhancing people’s abilities to earn a livelihood.
As a man with a conscience, having reflected upon his leadership from outside the Kremlin, Gorbachev is eager to fix those calamities for which he feels responsible.
When a fiscally responsible government launches a war, it typically cuts back on other domestic expenditures and raises taxes.
The region’s chronic under-investment in education, particularly in science and technology, is partly responsible for its economic stagnation during the past quarter-century.
Will the new government follow responsible economic policies, or will Bolivia flirt yet again with destabilizing populist measures, as it has done so often in the past?
In his campaign, Obama called for tough new standards for cyber security and physical resilience of critical infrastructure, and promised to appoint a national cyber adviser who will report directly to him and be responsible for developing policy and coordinating federal agency efforts.
He could hardly have been held responsible for the hubris which led to the avalanche of 1973, yet it nonetheless brought him down as well.
At a later point, Benedict will almost certainly also ask us what happened to those responsible for his father's killing.
It is time to recognize, once and for all, that governments, not central banks, are responsible for generating long-term employment and growth, by ensuring favorable investment conditions, a high-quality education system, and open, competitive markets.
Women, who are often responsible for growing local subsistence crops and taking care of their families, do not have that option.
Responsible people around the globe, particularly politicians and journalists, must remain focused on Darfur.
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