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Divided, we are weak, but together, Africa’s women have the ability to confront and overcome the barriers that have kept us from full participation in our respective economies.
Among the remainder -- those who participated in neither or only one wave -- opposition to increased price controls is weak, with only 26% disagreeing.
In fact, Olmert’s
weak
and discredited government may yet survive.
If business prospects are weak, companies are unlikely to invest; if households are drowning in debt, they are unlikely to go on a spending spree.
There is little doubt that Myanmar begins its development journey from a shockingly
weak
starting point, as a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) demonstrates.
Yet, even with large deficits, economic growth in the US and Europe is anemic, and forecasts of private-sector growth suggest that in the absence of continued government support, there is risk of continued stagnation – of growth too
weak
to return unemployment to normal levels anytime soon.
Then there are those who believe that fundamentals are in fact weak, that the current upswing will prove unsustainable, and that investors should regard stock-market gyrations as a necessary wakeup call.
But it is wrong to believe that simplistic answers, such as more fiscal stimulus or more austerity, are a panacea; more often, the underlying problems relate to debt, structural rigidities, low investment, and
weak
competitiveness.
To those who look to the US to fix all of the world’s ills, Obama looks
weak
and indecisive.
It is more often an act of war, albeit war by the
weak
rather than by organized states and their armies.
One problem with the cultural argument is that it is often used to defend or excuse the behavior of the powerful against the
weak.
But even in the more liberal West – let alone in countries with less liberal traditions, such as Japan – culture comes to the rescue of the powerful more often than it protects the
weak.
Today, it is preparing retaliatory legislation against China in response to pressure from many in the US who argue that an artificially
weak
renminbi is contributing to global imbalances, in particular to America’s massive bilateral trade deficit.
The meaning was clear to all: Weimar Russia, like Weimar Germany, signified a
weak
republic attacked from within by nationalists yearning to restore authoritarian ways.
In the period from 1991 to 1993, nationalism was on the rise because Yeltsin’s infant democracy seemed weak, with the country in the throes of a deep economic crisis, as well as an acute confrontation between different branches of government.
The first is that China’s trade-and-aid strategy targets only states with abundant natural resources and
weak
– and thus easily influenced – governments.
Muddling through with a
weak
technocratic-led government amounts to waiting for an accident to happen.
Because many eurozone banks remain weak, the crisis could then spread.
And despite the boost from the ECB’s QE program, a
weak
euro, and the looser fiscal policies of recent years, output is growing at an annual rate of less than 1%.
The odds of a recessionary relapse in an environment of unusually
weak
growth – very much the problem today – should not be minimized.
And, unlike most countries, especially in Latin America and Asia, the US system ruthlessly prunes
weak
corporate leadership.
In an environment where productivity gains and wage growth are already weak, as in Europe today, persuading workers to accept a cut in real wages may be tough.
This time round, with the dollar weak, it helps Latin America and hurts the DM periphery.
As a largely refugee population, most Gazans had
weak
social roots.
I am not a disinterested observer, but this is not the first time that I find Stiglitz’s policy commentary as
weak
as his academic theoretical work is strong.
Not only was Abbas politically weak, with few friends among Fatah militants, but he also didn’t show much interest in what was happening in Gaza.
And, if the Israelis are convinced that Abbas is too
weak
to do anything, they can help the Palestinians by releasing the Fatah strongman, Marwan Barghouti, from an Israeli jail.
The rugged mountain terrain, a religiously conservative population, and a
weak
government with a history of collaboration with Al-Qaeda have created a relatively sheltered haven.
But demand would remain
weak
only if people lacked confidence in the future.
Emerging economies will remain
weak.
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