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They will help Russia’s transition as a young democracy.”
“Eurovision, hockey, soccer, smooth presidential transition – what a lucky streak,” muses Medvedev.
It is true that the US could and should have been more generous as Russia made its painful transition to a market economy in the 1990s.
The outer circles are the transition countries, while the rings around the center would be EU countries that still refuse to join the EMU, or do not yet fulfill all the conditions, like Romania and Bulgaria, or eventually the western Balkan countries and Turkey.
Why should transition countries care?
In fact, application of thesecriteria to the transition countries does not for now make sense.
It is about pricecompetitiveness of, say, French versus Italian cars or machinetools as well as transition country exports to EMU markets.
Onthe other hand, exchange rate policy arrangements like theEuropean Monetary System (EMS) with its strict rules may bepremature for many countries in transition.
The aggressive foreign policy pursued by Wilhelmine Germany, the perverse suffering inflicted on Russia by Lenin and Stalin, the terrors of Mao, the dictatorships of Mussolini and Franco, and the monstrous Nazi regime all occurred during this transition.
Thus, for all of the initial promise of the political transition in Egypt that followed the demise of Hosni Mubarak’s military-backed regime, the result was the creation of a Muslim Brotherhood government whose exclusionary ideology made it an unlikely candidate for long-term success.
The post-Cold War era was not really an “era,” but rather a gradual transition from a bilateral Cold War to a more complex international order that still involves, in the final analysis, two world powers.
Harnessing Disruption for SustainabilityGENEVA – After decades of reluctance on the part of world leaders, a rapid, smooth, and purposeful transition toward sustainable development seems unlikely.
As the UN Environment Programme emphasized in a briefing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, saving the financial sector from itself can accelerate the transition to sustainable development.
They speak with admiration about the economy’s transition from Maoism to “red capitalism,” its resilience in the face of the 2008 global financial crisis, and its emergence as perhaps the main winner of globalization.
From America to China, throughout the transition economies of Eastern Europe, competition is now the first commandment of economic life.
In the past -- 30 years ago in the West, five years ago in transition economies -- most countries were basically closed.
Transition to a free market and privatization is leading to higher productivity but cuts in employment.
Is this a one-time only transition, or will such forces rule from now on?
In the transition economies, large middle and upper income groups have been created overnight.
Everywhere an extraordinary free-for-all is underway, bringing conflict and turmoil to established societies, but also opening opportunities for millions of people, like those in the transition economies, who once lived without prospect.
China’s Dream TeamNEW HAVEN – China’s recent leadership transition was widely depicted as a triumph for conservative hard-liners and a setback for the cause of reform – a characterization that has deepened the gloominess that pervades Western perceptions of China.
As is the case in any country’s leadership transition, no one knows for certain whether China’s incoming administration is up to the multiplicity of challenges that they face.
That question is increasingly urgent as wealthy countries-as well as many transition and developing economies-attempt to create the robust securities markets needed to boost investment, productivity, and growth.
Only Tunisia is still pursuing a messy transition toward democracy; even there, however, economic reforms have fallen short of addressing the challenges facing the country.
Watch a World Economic Forum discussion with Lucy Marcus and Barbara Novick, Vice Chairman of BlackRock, USA, on boardroom ethics and corporate governance:The Causes and Cures of CorruptionCHICAGO: In recent years, allegations about corrupt public officials have toppled or greatly weakened governments in many nations, and diminished public support for the transition from communism in many parts of the former Soviet empire.
Implementing these new rules and tools can accelerate the overall trend in divestment from fossil fuels, ensure a smooth transition to a more resilient, clean-energy economy, and provide confidence and clarity for long-term investors.
Even Nepal, a communist-dominated country that holds elections, has been unable to translate economic liberalization into a credible democratic transition.
The latest wave of protests reflects increasing frustrations with the management of the country’s political transition by the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
The political polarization, sectarian incidents, weak economy, and absence of security have dimmed Egypt’s prospects for a successful democratic transition.
Observers of Egyptian politics are stunned at the quantity and quality of youth initiatives, which range from lobbying for a successful democratic transition to providing a system for garbage collection and supporting the bread industry.
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