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It remains uncertain, of course, whether the regulators would actually take such steps.
Expanded autonomy for enterprises and the peasantry were critical first steps whose success led eventually to full-blown economic reform.
Whether Rouhani steps down or not, it is now apparent that the status quo cannot continue indefinitely – indeed, perhaps not for very much longer.
Second, we could opt to expose our information to a form of digital “rusting,” so that it slowly erodes (and we would need to take proactive steps should we ever wish to recover some of it).
When we started the Gates Foundation 15 years ago, we assumed that all of the obvious steps were already being taken, and that we would have to go after the expensive or unproven solutions.
Japan waited almost two years after its asset bubble collapsed to ease monetary policy and provide a fiscal stimulus, whereas in the US both steps came early.
Fortunately, there have been some important recent steps in that direction.
As of this year, Ghana, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe have all taken steps to introduce HPV vaccines, with more countries expected to follow.
But more steps are needed.
Policymakers from countries with a wide variety of economic and political systems are engaging on the AMR problem, with some countries already taking steps to tackle it.
These steps would precede concrete legal and constitutional reforms, such as those proposed by Hizb al ghad.
But we can begin the process with three steps.
Why aren’t these steps being taken?
Although Trump’s alienation of America’s allies does serve Putin’s seeming desire to weaken the West, it is unlikely that he has taken these steps for Putin’s sake.
These developments put us at the edge of a global energy transformation – as long as we get the next steps right.
Born in 1952, Abdel-Jalil had taken some tentative steps to establish the rule of law even under Qaddafi, once famously declaring before the Colonel himself that “I make my decisions based on the law.”
Some have taken steps to reduce inequality, such as redistribution through the tax system, social security and education systems, various kinds of social protection, and support for effective retraining.
By focusing on the need to reach agreements on borders within a short time period, Palestinians are saying that they do not see any need to negotiate gradual steps, preferring to agree on the final settlement first and then work back on issues of implementation.
But a protracted and incremental process of small steps towards economic and then political reform – the sequence contemplated by the European Union – is no longer an option.
What steps can be taken to level the playing field?
In fact, China is already taking steps to intimidate South Korea over its decision to deploy a US anti-missile system to defend itself against the North.
As a result, the Chinese government is taking bold steps to move beyond fossil fuels.
Such a constructive approach would include steps – like supporting the grandfathering of trade agreements – that minimize friction during the transition period.
China’s new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and its One Belt, One Road initiative to establish modern transport and communications links throughout the region are steps in the right direction.
Last week, 101 leaders from 163 countries met to chart the next steps toward December’s all-important UN climate change conference in Copenhagen.
Africa’s long-term development will of course require greater political stability and peace; in the meantime, however, there are steps that Europe can take to help spur growth.
But tapping private investment requires the public sector to take some enabling steps, joined by the philanthropic sector, which also has significant resources to contribute.
To address poverty-related shame, and adequately account for the role shame plays in perpetuating poverty, a number of steps must be taken.
Such steps would help to increase the vitality of science and technology in the developing countries, and thereby to give new energy to their overall economic development.
Aware of the dangers, the People’s Bank of China took steps starting in 2012 to curb the growth of debt; but when the slowdown started to cause real distress in the economy, the Party asserted its supremacy.
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