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To address these shortcomings, education and training programs must be revamped and expanded.
One concern among critics is that a transition to a green economy will essentially monetize nature, exposing the world’s forests, fresh water, and fisheries to the profit-seeking behavior of bankers and traders, whose shortcomings helped to trigger the financial and economic turmoil of the past four years.
Wade’s shortcomings have also hurt Senegal’s economy.
Infrastructure shortcomings offer another chance for deeper cooperation: the US and India, along with countries like Japan and Singapore, can share technology and pool resources in innovative ways, in order to develop tomorrow’s economy-boosting transportation links and urban centers.
(The lack of portability and the absence of annuity payouts are major shortcomings of most employer plans.)
But the main factor underlying countries’ growing interest in a state-driven economic model are the apparent shortcomings of its private capital-driven, free-market contender.
Economists, however, privilege efficiency over redundancy – an approach that, despite its obvious merits, also has shortcomings.
Whatever the merits and shortcomings of various proposals, these divisions suppressed the bipartisan aspects of the political process and emphasized its zero-sum dimension.
But in both the US and Europe, the system has serious shortcomings and gaps.
So far, however, institutional investors have invested relatively little in infrastructure, partly owing to shortcomings in the overall investment environment.
By addressing its shortcomings, Islamic finance could encourage inclusive growth in many developing countries.
A resolution of the crisis in Syria would certainly help Turkey, especially given its role as the prime destination for refugees from the chaos there; but the governance shortcomings with which Turks must reckon are profound.
On the contrary, the feminism expressed by women such as these Afghani heroines should educate us in the West about our own shortcomings.
This version of feminism – the notion that women can claim equality and still have a valued role in the home, prize family above all, and view rights in the context of community and spirituality – seems like a much-needed corrective to some of Western feminism’s shortcomings.
Too often, European leaders duck that question and provide a running commentary on the shortcomings of American foreign policy instead of developing strategies of their own.
From the standpoint of growth and employment, public and private debt masked an absence of productivity growth, declining competitiveness in the tradable sector, and a range of underlying structural shortcomings – including labor-market rigidities, deficiencies in education and skills training, and underinvestment in infrastructure.
This is not about making concessions; it is about putting in place a rigorous but fair process that encourages Balkan countries to identify their shortcomings and devise plans to overcome them.
The mini-bus taxis developed in response to severe shortcomings in the country’s public transport system, one characterized by high prices, low-quality service, and a chaotic operating network, but they operate entirely outside of formal laws and regulations.
Understanding other developing countries’ successes and shortcomings has been – and remains – an important part of China’s approach to formulating its growth strategy.
Recognizing the shortcomings of GDP that the Commission emphasized, the Alliance seeks to ensure that public policy advances citizens’ wellbeing in the broadest sense, by promoting democracy, sustainability, and inclusive growth.
To enjoy globalization's benefits we must address these shortcomings on an international scale.
But recent developments surrounding Afghanistan’s elections have highlighted the shortcomings of using military force alone to resolve a civil war.
Whatever faults and shortcomings are built in at the beginning will become locked in.
Indeed, no moral benefit can be derived from evoking the past if we fail to realize our group's shortcomings or errors.
All of these shortcomings are in some way manifestations of the same international monetary deficiencies.
To be sure, both currently have severe shortcomings, and only one might attain international-currency status – or other currencies could emerge, though at a significantly longer time horizon.
The rise of ISIS is a symptom of the shortcomings of current Western – particularly US – strategy.
Corruption and failure to embrace meaningful political reform have become acute shortcomings.
In light of these shortcomings, development banks have a unique role to play in harnessing expertise and bringing together stakeholders to finance the right kinds of infrastructure.
Taken together, all these shortcomings cast serious doubt on the EU’s claim to be leading the debate over a fundamental reshaping of global economic governance.
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