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The current approach
rests
on three premises: the link between concentrated economic power and stability; the North-South axis of capital flows; and the centrality of the US dollar.
But the idea that transparency will restore public trust in democracy
rests
on several problematic assumptions, primarily the belief that “if only people knew,” everything would be different.
While not everyone agrees on exactly what the new growth model should look like, proposals do not differ drastically, given the prevailing consensus that the current model
rests
on an unsustainable foundation.
In my view, this core tenet of supply-side economics
rests
on a simple blunder.
The case for Gandhi-led global change
rests
principally on the American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., who attended a lecture on Gandhi, bought a half-dozen books about the Mahatma, and adopted satyagraha as both precept and method.
The power of Gandhian non-violence
rests
in being able to say, “To show you that you are wrong, I punish myself.”
Trump violates on a daily basis the norms on which liberal democracy
rests.
An international order that
rests
on three and a half legs does not quite live up to the multipolar hype.
But this assumes that Iraqi forces are up to the task, and that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, which
rests
upon Shiite militia support, can play a competent and evenhanded role.
Since its inception, the Islamic Republic has had a weak presidency; ultimate authority
rests
with the Supreme Leader, first Ayatollah Khomeini and now Ayatollah Khamenei.
Behind these slogans
rests
an notable principle: self-interest often causes political parties to radically depart from, even to abandon, their traditional ideologies.
Fortunately, Israel’s judicial system remains independent and
rests
on foundations of proven integrity.
Dislocated by modernity, the West has seen a turn towards identities of the past – nationalism, tribalism, sectarianism – whose allure
rests
in their familiarity and certainty.
And Jordan’s stability
rests
largely on the loyalty of the army and the Bedouin tribes to the monarchy, as well as a highly efficient secret service.
After all, the flipside of that perspective, which
rests
on a fundamental belief in the equalizing effect of the market, is what Michael Sandel calls our “meritocratic hubris”: the misguided idea that success (and failure) is up to us alone.
But a great deal of responsibility for today’s global economic dangers
rests
with the US, for three reasons.
The recent signal being sent from China’s leadership is that economic revival
rests
on decreased regard for the environment.
Only then can it be a “faithful mirror of a civilization underlining the fundamental values on which it rests.”
The most terrifying possible consequence of global warming that has been identified is the “collapse” of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which
rests
on the sea bottom and protrudes a kilometer or two above sea level.
The basic value that life is sacred
rests
only on our ability to transcend and question our own making, even if this foundation is necessarily a product of life.
The new cycle
rests
on financial booms and cheap imports.
A country’s soft power
rests
on three main resources: an appealing culture, political values that it reliably upholds, and foreign policy that is imbued with moral authority.
Owing to their unique training and deployment, midwives are often the pillars upon which universal health-care coverage
rests.
The growing together of people, regions, and countries underpins the foundations on which Europe
rests.
So the future of the world’s climate
rests
not just on their shoulders individually, but on their ability to work together.
Since 1945, it has been an oddity: a hereditary communist dictatorship whose legitimacy
rests
on its claim to be the vanguard of Korean nationalism.
It
rests
on market-oriented regimes of trade liberalization, increased capital mobility, and appropriate social-welfare policies; backed by American security guarantees in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, through NATO and various other alliances.
Countries such as Mexico, Panama, Indonesia, and Mongolia are now contributors, even if the main responsibility for the problem
rests
with the world’s major economies.
Republican Congressman David Camp, who is leading the legislative effort in the House of Representatives, has proposed an innovative alternative that
rests
on the “destination principle”: MNCs’ taxable earnings should be based largely on where their products are sold, rather than on where the companies are headquartered, where their production and financing occur, or where their profits are reported.
Related policies have reflected the view that sustainable development
rests
on three equal pillars: the economy, society, and the environment.
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