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But that would
stifle
external demand, undermine economic management more broadly, and discredit the country’s claim to global economic leadership (including internationalization of the renminbi).
It would
stifle
growth and increase unemployment – and even fail to decrease the debt-to-GDP ratio.
But autocratic regimes, we learned through the disappointments of detente, are unusually well equipped to
stifle
yearnings for freedom among their populace.
But, despite persistent deflationary pressure through 2010, rising budget deficits, high financial-sector bailout costs, continued monetization of deficits, and eventually unsustainable levels of public debt will ultimately lead to higher expected inflation – and thus to higher interest rates, which would
stifle
the recovery of private demand.
For example, we could determine if protecting the oceans will
stifle
economic growth and urban development in a particular country or region.
But it is the agenda of pending reforms that should
stifle
excessive complacency.
Many of the institutions of the large EU economies
stifle
individual incentives, hamper the mobility of resources, and make it difficult to select the most efficient and dynamic enterprises.
Indeed, although protests began on December 29, 2010, and went so far as a wave of self-immolations in January 2011, the spark of revolution faded after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was wise enough not to
stifle
unrest with force, made concessions – including, most importantly, an end to the 19-year state of emergency.
On monetary policy, the European Central Bank’s forward guidance – the commitment to keep interest rates at a low level for a long time – is too little too late and has not prevented a rise in short- and long-term borrowing costs, which could
stifle
the eurozone’s already-anemic economic recovery.
Attempting to eliminate risk by ruling certain areas of research off limits would
stifle
human freedom as well.
Although systematic human-rights abuses may have ended, endemic corruption in many countries persists, along with government efforts to
stifle
opponents and stamp out criticism.
While South Korean officials rarely say in public what they really think, it is widely believed that US policymakers have little motivation to reconcile with South Korea’s government right now – they would prefer to
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South Korea’s increasingly loud demands.
That gets to the toughest issue of all – the ongoing balance-sheet recession that continues to
stifle
the American consumer.
According to a report presented to the Council of Europe, a pattern of violence and legal abuses directed at journalists has begun to take root in several European countries, threatening to
stifle
free, independent media with censorship and intimidation.
Recent studies by the IMF and others suggest that raising taxes, cutting subsidies, and reducing government spending – even inefficient spending – would
stifle
growth in the short term, exacerbating the underlying debt problem.
And the proposed security legislation includes use of the bogeyman of “terrorism,” which is pretty much nonexistent in Brazil (but always useful to police states), to
stifle
dissent.
An agenda that powerful corporate interests would rather
stifle
might be a bitter pill for world leaders, but it is one that they should swallow sooner rather than later.
Abuses in one place, no matter how grotesque, should not be used to
stifle
criticism in another.
But it is also important not to do it too soon, which might
stifle
today’s nascent and very fragile recovery.
By demanding better state services, rather than an “Arab Spring,” Algerians have walked a fine line, highlighting the regime’s inability to deliver security and economic prosperity, despite its efforts to
stifle
all debate.
South Asia is at a critical stage in its historical transformation, when deepening economic disparities could
stifle
growth itself.
Such a blatant attempt to curtail scientific inquiry and
stifle
free speech seems inexcusable.
A global economy that recognizes the need for and value of institutional diversity would foster rather than
stifle
such experimentation and evolution.
And, when the extremists take their seats, they are likely to
stifle
any effort to extricate Europe from its economic woes.
For example, we know that we should lower interest rates and inject liquidity to fight stagnation, and that we should raise policy rates and banks’ cash-reserve ratios to
stifle
inflation.
The Gordian knot paralyzing initiative and blocking employment consists in the maze of regulations that
stifle
the labor market.
With his open contempt for Russian society – exemplified in his mocking response to widespread demonstrations – as well as his arrogance, readiness to
stifle
dissent, and fear of competition, Putin has singlehandedly quashed the long-held myth that he himself propagated: personalized power can modernize the country while preserving stability.
Rather, he embodies a new version of an old breed of Latin American populist presidents, notoriously impatient with dissent and quick to
stifle
criticism.
If both sides can
stifle
their murderous deviances, the hope of cultural and political reconciliation will be reborn.
That, of course, makes universities dangerous to authoritarian governments, which seek to
stifle
the ability to raise and attempt to answer difficult questions.
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