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They command either veto power or a blocking minority in the Bretton Woods institutions (the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank), which gives them a disproportionate influence on the
rules
and practices that govern the international economic and monetary system.
Lastly, because the currency board freezes the exchange rate, stable
rules
and flexibility of wages and prices will need to carry the heaviest burden in making Brazil competitive.
As a result, behavioral norms and
rules
lagged far behind realities on the ground, and political polarization intensified.
Unsurprisingly,
rules
that make it difficult to fire established workers discourage employers from hiring new ones.
Monetary interest rates have increased steadily, owing to rampant regulatory arbitrage (whereby banks find loopholes that enable them to avoid unfavorable rules) and the fragmentation of the credit market, while return on capital has fallen rapidly because of overcapacity.
But the need to avoid treaty amendments
rules
this out.
It is this policy inconsistency, more than Italy’s departure from the European Union’s fiscal rules, that is a serious cause of concern.
Even if Scotland declares independence, it will – and should continue to be – bound by a dense web of European and global
rules
and responsibilities.
And their governments are not only large and complex, comprising thousands of agencies that administer millions of pages of
rules
and regulations; they are also democratic – and not just because they hold elections every so often.
And, as in the case of airlines, these inputs – rules, standards, certifications, infrastructure, schools and training centers, scientific labs, security services, among others – are deeply complementary to the ones that can be procured in markets.
And, however regrettable the uneven application of the EU’s fiscal rules, the European Commission’s recent decision to give France more time to reduce its budget deficit to 3% of GDP is welcome, coming as it did against the backdrop of a weak economy.
The year just ended, highlighted by the election of a French president much to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s liking, demonstrated that, ultimately, it does not really matter who
rules
in Berlin and in Paris, or how much they like each other.
And, behind every German counter-proposal, French officials see a ploy to hide behind
rules
and regulations so that the German elites can have their cake and eat it.
But the legislation’s integrity has been gradually eroded by amendments that limit free speech and journalists’ ability to work unimpeded, and by uneven application of existing
rules.
But the Kyoto
rules
will make an almost imperceptible difference (postponing temperature increases from 2100 to 2106) at a substantial cost (about $150 billion per year).
Rather than accepting the competition that comes with pluralism, the Kremlin is intent on rigging the
rules
of politics and to fix media “matches” in his favor.
Few want to invest in a market where the government can change the
rules
at any moment.
Several different teams of researchers need to see them “work” again and again using common
rules.
On closer scrutiny, what passed as state-of-the-art thinking on economic policy turns out to have been based on some crude
rules
of thumb.
Some years later, when I was a European Union commissioner, after we had negotiated World Trade Organization membership with both the People’s Republic and Taiwan, we wanted to set up an EU office in Taipei to monitor the island’s compliance with the WTO’s
rules.
In fact, North Korea has demonstrated time and again that it doesn’t play by the
rules.
Bureaucratic bodies, autonomous regulators, and independent courts set policies, or they are imposed from outside by the
rules
of the global economy.
And the
rules
of the global economy, administered through international arrangements such as the World Trade Organization (WTO) or the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), are widely perceived as being rigged against ordinary workers.
So the silver lining in this fracas is that it showed that economics can progress by the
rules
of science.
One clear lesson is that we need better
rules
of engagement between economic researchers and policymakers.
In practice, this often leads to their arguments being captured by interest groups on the other side – global corporations that seek to manipulate trade
rules
to their own advantage.
The G-20 could call for a moratorium on these large-scale investments until an agreement on appropriate ground
rules
is reached.
Monetary union, for some less-than-fully articulated reason, changed the
rules
of the game.
Having ridden to power on a wave of popular anger, Trump can’t even be counted on to follow its
rules.
Globalisation has brought increasing acceptance of common
rules
and legal norms, but this is not the same thing as universal acceptance of human rights.
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