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Despite the
weak
global economy, Morocco sells its goods worldwide, with strong exports to France, the US, Brazil, the Gulf states, and China.
The essential point, though, is that for the eurozone to work, the strong must be prepared to show solidarity with the
weak.
The truth is that even France, often considered a
weak
performer, has deficit and debt levels comparable to those of the US.
The state in Mexico is ineffective, and democracy has
weak
foundations.
If it blindly applies its usualapproaches -- pushing to tighten credit, cut spending, and close
weak
banks -- creditors might feel that growth is doomed for years.
Data from the US – rising unemployment, falling household consumption, still declining industrial production, and a
weak
housing market – suggest that America’s recession is not over yet.
Third, the corporate sector faces a glut of capacity, and a
weak
recovery of profitability is likely if growth is anemic and deflationary pressures still persist.
Domestic private demand, especially consumption, is now
weak
or falling in over-spending countries (the US, the United Kingdom, Spain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, etc.), while not increasing fast enough in over-saving countries (China, Asia, Germany, Japan, etc.) to compensate for the reduction in these countries’ net exports.
If they take their fiscal deficits (and a potential monetization of these deficits) seriously and raise taxes, reduce spending, and mop up excess liquidity, they could undermine the already
weak
recovery.
But it is revealing that the sell-off on Black Monday began overseas, in countries likely to be adversely affected by a
weak
dollar, before spreading to the US.
These models thus encouraged investors to sell into a
weak
market, amplifying price swings.
If the G-20 fails to put policy meat on its rhetorical bones, it will risk looking
weak
and irrelevant.
Brazil’s swift recovery from the 2008 financial crisis endeared it to international financial markets; but
weak
growth since then has left yesterday’s promise unfulfilled.
Trump, like Bush, rejects negotiations, for fear of appearing weak, in favor of unilateral demands backed by the threat or reality of force.
Jobs have moved to Mexico and China because
weak
leaders negotiated bad deals.
They suspect that some of their counterparts are
weak
and vulnerable, and have little confidence in the willingness of national bank supervisors to reveal the truth and demand remediation.
The continuing credit constraints are one reason that parts of the European economy remain
weak.
When civil society -- the press, private business, religious and community groups -- is weak, corruption can go unchecked.
“Secular stagnation” and “underconsumptionism” are terms that betray an underlying pessimism, which, by discouraging spending, not only reinforces a
weak
economy, but also generates anger, intolerance, and a potential for violence.
Never before has America, the world’s biggest consumer, been so
weak
for so long.
Known as the “Barcelona process,” this initiative proved
weak
and ineffective, because much of its funding was diverted to Eastern Europe for the EU’s ambitious enlargement drive.
Unlike EU members admitted during earlier rounds of enlargement, the Central Europeans suffer from widespread corruption, political nepotism, fragile political parties with unclear identities, and
weak
civil societies.
The evidence is weak, for example, that monitoring initiatives in agriculture or environmental management have had a positive impact.
It is not that Germany has become too strong, as it may have seemed in the post-reunification period, but rather that France has become too weak, leaving Germany to lead the way in addressing Europe’s myriad crises in recent years.
Under this paradigm, a government that talks to the enemy is either
weak
or a traitor to its class.
Their diplomatic values, after all, were shaped by an official emphasis on sympathy for the
weak
in any struggle against the strong, and by comradely reminiscences about the North – far and away the weakest of the participants in the six-party negotiations over the North nuclear armaments with the US, South Korea, China, Russia, and Japan.
After all, nobody understands the limitations of a
weak
health-care system better than someone who has to work in one.
Domestic industries are also hampered by
weak
productivity growth, inadequate labor-market efficiency, and the gulf between the country’s chaebols (family-owned conglomerates) and smaller firms.
Walking that long, winding road to Europe has helped a
weak
new nation to strengthen and survive.
Obama has performed much better in foreign policy than in domestic policy, which is all the more surprising given the
weak
hand that he was dealt: an America that had lost its moral authority, its military invincibility, and its credibility as an economic model.
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