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He considers three leading theories about what we ought to do – one deriving from Kant, one from the social-contract tradition of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and the contemporary philosophers John Rawls and T.M. Scanlon, and one from Bentham’s utilitarianism – and argues that the Kantian and social-contract theories must be
revised
in order to be defensible.
Then he argues that these
revised
theories coincide with a particular form of consequentialism, which is a theory in the same broad family as utilitarianism.
In the eight years that I served on the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, I worked alongside seven Greek ministers, every one of whom at some point admitted that the country’s deficit numbers had to be
revised
upward.
Indeed, the pre-crisis deficit for 2008 was eventually
revised
to 9.9% of GDP – more than 5% higher than the figure originally presented to the Council.
The latest IMF forecast for global growth has been
revised
downward yet again – suggesting the world will grow at an annual rate of just over 3% this year and again in 2017.
Some have suggested waiting to address this issue until 2012, when a
revised
protocol is supposed to come into effect.
In September of last year the ruble was devalued, monetary policy was
revised
and the economy was reoriented towards home production to satisfy internal demand (as opposed to the export of oil and gas).
In particular, the outdated divisions between rich and poor countries and their responsibilities must be
revised.
In 2003, Norway
revised
its corporation law to state that companies that failed to place women in 40% of management positions could face delisting.
The resulting data showed Chinese prices to be 40% higher than previously thought;Chinese living standards were then
revised
downward by roughly the same proportion.
Merely setting a dollar (or pound or euro) target for budget cuts is far less effective, because the target can easily be
revised
– and cuts reversed – to avoid political pain.
But, after the World Bank
revised
China’s GDP in PPP terms downward by 40%, that undervaluation disappeared.
In his speech, he is expected to pledge to renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership, and subsequently to hold a referendum on the
revised
relationship if he is re-elected in 2015.
The Agreement on the European Economic Area could be
revised
to give EEA member states that are not EU members (such as Norway) equal voting power over relevant common policies.
So how should a
revised
mandate for central banks be structured to maintain their focus on low inflation while allowing monetary policy to address other issues when appropriate?
A
revised
remit for the BoE – or, in some form, for other inflation-targeting central banks – could take this requirement further, specifying a primary and long-term target for inflation from which policymakers can deviate if doing so is deemed necessary.
But India is now bound by the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS agreement, and has
revised
its patent laws accordingly, causing widespread anxiety in the developing world about the implications for global provision of affordable medicines.
For example, according to
revised
data, the US economy contracted three quarters in a row in 2001.
One is the need to revise cyclical dating when data are
revised.
In May, France, too,
revised
away an earlier recession, which would otherwise have been counted as the second since 2008.
But, in the end, he decided to interrupt his vacation and offer amounts of aid that were successively
revised
upwards, in a global competition which promised to benefit those who were desperate for help.
Indeed, the
revised
text might be enough to win approval – either in a new plebiscite or, preferably, in Congress.
That is why, at the upcoming UN conference in Sendai, world leaders must agree, through a
revised
HFA, to scale up their efforts to cope with the risks posed by rising sea levels, global warming, rampant urbanization, and rapid population growth.
It should not be difficult to win support for a
revised
HFA.
The budget law has been
revised
to allow local governments to issue government bonds, and their borrowing from commercial banks is being closely monitored.
Growth estimates since the 2008 crisis have been
revised
downward several times.
Forecasts for US economic growth have been
revised
downward significantly since the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate hike in December.
A
revised
version of the directive that reduces its sectoral scope and makes a number of compromises with the country-of-origin principle is now before the European Parliament.
The IMF has
revised
that assumption downward, to 3.5%.
Indeed, in January, the IMF
revised
its near-term outlook for eurozone growth downward, to -0.2% in 2013.
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