State
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The EU should restore its economic vitality by pursuing a model of solidarity and subsidiarity that is more balanced in favor of the market and society, and that reduces the
state'
s socio-economic influence.
State
institutions should deliver public goods (like defense, justice, and fiscal and monetary policy), society should deliver social goods (like culture, education, and assistance to needy people), and the market should deliver economic goods (which are connected with profits, growth, and employment).
The appalling
state
of India’s education system – in which 31% of students do not make it past primary school, and a mere 9% complete secondary school – seriously undermines the country’s hopes of becoming a global superpower.
Moreover, school curricula, often hijacked by
state
governments to promote their ideological agendas, are largely inadequate for building skills.
A special summit of Europe’s heads of
state
has been called, and a “Youth Employment Initiative,” proposed at the EU Council of Ministers’ meeting in February, aims to “reinforce and accelerate” measures that were recommended in a “Youth Employment Package” in December 2012.
Nigeria is reorganizing its
state
oil company, introducing transparency legislation, and launching sweeping audits of the oil and gas sector.
It plans to begin publishing details of company payments to the
state
this summer.
JPM’s London Whale trades – bets on the future
state
of the American economy that JPM could not reverse without big losses – were of a type that the bank could readily have made in 2008.
Three times in their history – in 1937,1947, and 2000 – the Palestinians were offered a state, and three times their leaders failed to meet the challenge – admittedly never an easy one for a nation built on such an unwavering ethos of dispossession.
The title, linked to its highly unusual first movement, describes perfectly the far less beautiful
state
of French politics today.
James Baker was arguably the most successful secretary of
state
since Henry Kissinger.
Knowledge for ProgressLONDON – Some 236 years ago, a young governor from the American
state
of Virginia broke the mold on education reform.
Torture was once considered acceptable
state
practice.
Deng capitalized on this revolution-weariness by diminishing the role of politics and the
state
in people’s private lives and freeing them to release their pent-up energy to pursue their own goals.
By the time of the reforms of the 1980’s and 1990’s, bonds tying individuals to culture, the state, the work unit, and household-registration systems, for example, had largely unraveled.
Those who care about democracy in Poland, Hungary, and elsewhere in Europe and beyond should acknowledge that many voters are buying into the nationalist right’s vision of a social
state
that advances national priorities, cares for the poor, and supports families.
Parallel to the Sochi Olympics, another contest is already underway between the terrorists who seek to disrupt the games, or at least mar the atmosphere surrounding them, and the forces of the Russian state, whose task is to thwart the terrorists’ plans.
Growth in China’s megacities – metropolitan areas with a population exceeding ten million – has long been heavily constrained by rigid
state
administrative divisions and planning agencies.
But the unpopularity of privatization also provided support for Putin’s model of
state
capitalism.
Russia’s
state
capitalism is different from a planned economy, because government-owned companies are supposed to compete in the marketplace and act similarly to private firms.
Critics of
state
capitalism have always pointed out the risk of government capture by such companies’ managers, which is exactly what has happened in Russia, where the state-owned companies have grown so large that it is difficult to distinguish between them and the
state
itself.
Moreover, expansion of
state
companies drastically reduced demand for market institutions, eliminating corruption, and improving the business climate.
In the second half of the 2000’s, as Russian
state
capitalism came into its own, previous anti-corruption gains were reversed, and the business climate deteriorated to the point that capital flight now stands at about 4% of GDP.
In short, the third main lesson of Russia’s transition is that
state
capitalism does not work (at least not without a strong meritocratic political party, as in China).
Instead, they will most likely support cosmetic political reforms, including a new law that formally separates the roles of army commander and head of
state.
So, fundamental considerations speak for deeper European integration, extending even to the creation of a single European
state.
The path toward a union based on joint liabilities, against the wishes of large parts of its population, is not leading to a federal
state
in the true sense of the term – that is, to an alliance of equals, who freely decide to unite and promise to protect each other.
While the
state
is involved in much economic activity and property rights are frequently contested, private property is nevertheless firmly established.
The
state
has an important role to play in this process.
Early calls in many countries to dismantle the
state
have given way to more sophisticated assessments.
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