Sentences with phrase «us economy and society»

As increasingly fast - paced change grips our economy and society, it's clear that it's time for unions to think about doing things in a new way.

In contrast to their anemic foray into governance issues, conservative U.K. prime minister Theresa May last week made a bold call for action to create a British economy and society that «works for everyone.»

«Political polling is a big help to have a holistic understanding about what's happening in the economy and society and everything else,» says Bricker.

Unfortunately the nation's economy and society remain constrained by politics.

A ceremony there celebrated the origins of American leaders across a variety of disciplines, emphasizing the strength that diversity brings to the United States economy and society.

And while it's a cliche to say that we're now part of an information - based economy and society, «our future... is almost certain to be an intensification of our present reality: greater and greater information dependence in every matter of life and work,» all relying on an open Internet.

I believe that until the number of women investors and women investees equal men, the playing field will remain skewed to the detriment of the economy and society.

We are dedicated to building a better future for Canadians by making our economy and society more dynamic and competitive.

in Puerto Rico, we are witnessing an infectious positivity flowing from local governments in support of developing strong local startup ecosystems, which is creating benefits for entire countries, economies and societies.

In what it calls an attempt to promote «trustworthiness» in its economy and society, China is experimenting with a social credit system that mixes familiar Western - style credit scores with more expansive — and intrusive — measures.

Now that «we've finally recovered from the recession,» Williams said, it's time for the private and public sectors to «step up and take the lead in making the investments and enacting policies needed to improve the longer - term prospects of our economy and society.»

The bottom line is any new tool that helps Canadians build their retirement nest eggs through convenient and systematic savings through payroll deductions can have a powerful impact on the eventual levels of retirement income and importantly, the overall strength and stability of our economy and society in Canada.

Strong economies and societies around the world help fuel the growth of our business, while integrity, trust and responsibility are essential to our continued success as a premier global investment management organization.

Entrepreneurs exist in the context of their particular geography — be that their local, national, or even supranational economy and society.

Canadian economy and society will continue to be petroleum - based — from energy to plastics and other synthetic products — for the foreseeable future.

We have many advantages — a highly educated population, strong research clusters, world - class post-secondary institutions, an open economy and society, stable government.

He's the author of nine books on our economy and society including a Radically Beneficial World Automation Technology and Creating Jobs for All..

The ideology of the «free market» plugged by the media and academics as the panacea for the problems of economy and society may help the spread of such elements of a mono - culture.

Communism, however, seeks to manage both the economy and the society by ensuring that property is owned collectively and that control over the distribution of resources is centralized to achieve both classlessness and statelessness.

Supporters of the Weberian perspective have countered that this is, indeed, an extreme view, based more on a narrow reading of The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism than on an understanding of Weber's more extended and mature works, especially Economy and Society.

National coalitions can lead to transnational alliances for the alternative economy and society.

This ploy highlights the fact that Smith's advice runs counter to conventional thinking about the economy and society it is also a reminder that anyone can have a valuable perspective on economic problems.

Toward the end of Economy and Society, Max Weber cites Galatians 2 and Peter's participation in ritual meals with Gentiles to highlight the differences between the antique and the medieval cities.

Thereby a new social ordering of the economy and the society will be achieved and the spirit of class struggle will be overcome.

The goal was to integrate people at every level of the economy and society, giving average workers the means to participate in economic decisions that directly affected their lives.

We live, says Schor, in «an economy and society that are demanding too much from people.»

And yet, in spite of the materialistic tone, Marx's writings are related to issues of general philosophical significance, and his later writings on economy and society are meaningful only within this wider context.

When you look at the kind of impact food loss and waste has on our environment, economy and society, it's clear why the United Nations included it among the most urgent global challenges the Sustainable Development Goals would address.

This support acknowledges the importance of addressing food waste and the impact it has on the environment, the economy and society.

It forecast that «almost all our economy and society» will be affected by the momentous changes taking place to our north and warned «a whole - of - Australia effort» was needed to deal with a social and economic transformation as «profound as any that have defined Australia throughout our history.»

Jointly organised by the law schools of Monash and Melbourne University, the aim of this event was to explore the extent of supermarket power in Australia's economy and society, the impacts of that power, and what if anything could be done about it.

In the coming year I hope to help lead this organisation, inspire its members and continue to raise the importance of transport to our economy and society.

And both human economies and societies are themselves located within and completely dependent upon the non-human world.

CIHT is the leading institution in highways and transportation and «Making the Journey — A Manifesto for Transport» highlights the benefits of this sector to the UK's economy and society.

The trio insisted that the Leader of the Opposition had won the support of party members because he offered «an alternative to the austerity driven divisions within our economy and society».

They are the risk managers of the UK's economy and society.

Tapping into national sentiments is one thing; running complex economies and societies is another.

Information flows will allow a range of other actors operating in the «normal» economy and society to engage and different relations to be created.Shifts in information flows will produce data enabling markets and modeling, where risk and return may be calculable, products and delivery can be priced and transactions can be processed.

Islamic extremism has its roots in a number of complex factors but is best tackled by focusing on strengthening economies and societies across the region, a priority area where the UK will play a major role.

Moreover, when industrialised countries undergo population decline — as Russia did from the 1990s onwards, for example — their economies and societies suffer as a result.

He added: «Banks will lend more money, especially to small businesses, pay more taxes, pay less bonuses, be more transparent about the bonuses they do pay and make a greater contribution to our regional economy and society.

From the French Huguenots of the seventeenth century to the African - Caribbean and Asian migrants of the twentieth, to the Poles and New Yorkers of today, Britain is a country whose economy and society have benefitted enormously from immigration.

It operates and maintains a clear and accessible intellectual property system in the UK, which encourages innovation and helps the economy and society to benefit from knowledge and ideas.

What is striking it that these voices offering a different vision of how our economy and society are structured are often religious ones.

But in another sense, as we always know, out of crisis comes the chance to think about the kind of economy and society we want to build.

They understand how important it is to our economy and our society and to our Democracy and to the future of this city.»

to engage in the debate around these fundamental questions that will shape our country's economy and society in this century.»

Kathryn Nwajiaku, Oxford, gives a talk on The politics of Oil and Ethnic Nationalism in Nigeria's Niger Delta as part of the Nigeria Economy and Society section of the Celebrating Gavin Williams Conference.

Of course, we can not be starry eyed about globalisation — it presents huge challenges as our economies and societies try to adapt.

Spending decisions taken today will shape both the economy and society for years to come.