Sentences with phrase «economic constraints on»

This finding raises the possibility that children's symptoms, particularly those of oppositional and deviant behavior, are affected by economic constraints on parents» ability to devote scarce time resources to supervision.

«The fact remains that Kathy Hochul's plan to slash Medicare and Social Security benefits will raise taxes and put further economic constraints on Western New York taxpayers.»

The economic constraint on environmental action can easily be seen by looking at what is widely regarded as the most far - reaching establishment attempt to date to deal with The Economics of Climate Change in the form of a massive study issued in 2007 under that title, commissioned by the UK Treasury Office.7 Subtitled the Stern Review after the report's principal author Nicholas Stern, a former chief economist of the World Bank, it is widely viewed as the most important, and most progressive mainstream treatment of the economics of global warming.8 The Stern Review focuses on the target level of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) concentration in the atmosphere necessary to stabilize global average temperature at no more than 3 °C (5.4 °F) over pre-industrial levels.

Not exact matches

«Slower economic growth, pressure on employment and a squeeze on spending power, together with affordability constraints, are expected to reduce housing demand during 2017.

In fact I suspect the reason credit growth in the past year or two has not slowed nearly as sharply as it should, or as sharply as required by the economic analysis implicit in the Third Plenum reform proposals, is precisely because of the expected impact of meaningful credit constraint on GDP growth.

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

The increase over the past year has reflected the strength of housing activity and the emergence of capacity constraints in the industry, as discussed above in the chapter on «Domestic Economic Activity».

Although capacity constraints are an issue in some parts of the resources sector, they are expected to ease in time, given the high level of investment intentions in the mining sector (see the chapter on «Domestic Economic Conditions»).

Certainly UNESCO must be as critical of political constraints as it is of economic and cultural constraints on news flow, and the MacBride Report makes these dangers abundantly clear.

By enabling new flows of money, information and power on a world scale, the multinationals have succeeded in insulating themselves from both political and social constraints on their economic power, and thus have become an embodiment of the supreme value of economic efficiency over human values.

He asked the government planner if the German Democratic Republic was also concerned about ecological constraints on economic growth.

These constraints set up by the organic agriculture standards lead to nitrogen on organic farms nitrogen being - in economic terms - a quantitatively scarce factor.

Depending on the health requirements of a newborn baby, economic constraints, and medical professional advice, some families switch their child to formula.

There are also policy actions which we have to take - investment climate reforms to improve business and economic competitiveness, focus on developing MSMEs, deepening long term savings through pensions, insurance and sovereign savings, land reform to eliminate constraints in time and cost around land transactions (including a review of the governor's consent requirement), and actions to reduce inflation, interest rates and business operating costs.

By the way, both those comments and my subsequent article of May 10 were not a «single purpose project» designed to attack anyone, but the substance of both interventions was to focus on government's Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), highlight lessons Nigeria could learn from failed or sub-optimal implementation of previous economic blueprints, and discuss constraints and / or impediments which must be removed for the plan to succeed, especially in relation to private capital and foreign direct invEconomic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), highlight lessons Nigeria could learn from failed or sub-optimal implementation of previous economic blueprints, and discuss constraints and / or impediments which must be removed for the plan to succeed, especially in relation to private capital and foreign direct inveconomic blueprints, and discuss constraints and / or impediments which must be removed for the plan to succeed, especially in relation to private capital and foreign direct investment.

However, legislative oversight is a fundamental check and balance on government operations, ensuring that government programs and policies remain responsive to constituent needs, changing economic constraints, and innovation in governance.

People were asked how many years would be needed to develop such devices, how prepared Britain was to exploit them, and whether the key constraint on development was social, technological, economic, ecological or political.

There's also a through - line to 2015's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain — narratively we are shown Big Boss going openly rogue and actively opposing the world order, and while the game's mechanical focus is on freedom, this falls within the constraints of a larger economic system where the narrative freedom to do what you want, is a smokescreen for another system of exploitation.

Alcoholism, delinquent youths, and domestic violence are all issues tied to the constraints on the refugees» economic, social and cultural rights.

It seems likely that environmental constraints on economic growth will dominate world politics for the foreseeable future.

A more optimistic response is to view the necessary constraints on economic growth as an opportunity to create a new and better post-consumerist society.

One persuasive theory proposed by economist Richard Easterlin is that the postwar period witnessed a combination of two basic forces which encouraged optimism and relaxed earlier constraints on marriage and having children: an unprecedented demand for goods and services otherwise known as the postwar economic boom; and an accompanying shortage of labor.

The space draws also on the voices of those groups, regardless of age, sex, profession, and socio - economic constraints, who are at once represented and marginalized within normal institutional channels.

Fadda seeks to arrive at a detailed account of cultural production in oPt - shaped as it is by certain socio - economic discourses, accelerated political violence and restrictive financial structures — and the strategies of artistic communities and Palestinian - led cultural interventions that are working to defy the artificial and violent constraints imposed on cultural life in Palestine.

Additionally, putting severe constraints on economic growth puts people out of work, reducing society's ability to pay for public services.

In spite of what Vice President Gore said in his speech yesterday (and believe me I am on his side in wanting to try as best we can to achieve wonderful results) the ground truth about energy production involves specific constraints, both physical and economic.

So, either the records are «useless», or they are of such high quality that they are beyond question, and can be used to justify new trillion dollar anual taxes and unimaginable constraints on economic growth unless an unproven new economic model works exactly as expected by a adherants of one particular ideology which has a poor track record on such matters?

For the energy sector, constraints on water can challenge the reliability of existing operations as well as the physical, economic and environmental viability of future projects.

These include potential flood damages from more extreme rainfall in most parts of Australia and New Zealand; constraints on water resources from reducing rainfall in southern Australia; increased health risks and infrastructure damages from heat waves in Australia; and, increased economic losses, risks to human life and ecosystem damage from wildfires in southern Australia and many parts of New Zealand.

There are, however, major constraints to capitalizing on these advantages including the timely emergence of second - generation technologies, the future supply of wood and the infrastructure necessary for economic viability (Perley, 2008).

«Many of these alternatives, such as nuclear power and geoengineering, are likely to convey cultural resonances that affirm rather than threaten hierarchical and individualist confidence in the power of human ingenuity to overcome environmental constraints on economic production.»

Based on analysis of legal and economic literatures, as well as existing case studies and proposals, the authors of this report propose a number of steps that would allow the harnessing of climate benefits, and limit technical complexities and legal risks of BCAs, which seek to alleviate the negative impacts by including imports in — or exempting exports from — a carbon constraint.

ESM 229 - Economics & Policy of Climate Change [4 units] Meng This course will explore the economic impacts of climate change, design of optimal climate mitigation policies, and existing constraints on implementation of such policies.

Not only will climate change directly impact forests and the other natural systems that maintain critical water - related ecosystem services, climate impacts will be experienced largely through the medium of water — melting glaciers, changing rainfall patterns, increased water stress and drought from higher temperatures, more severe storms — resulting in increased water and food insecurity, and constraints on economic opportunity.

In fragile contexts more than anywhere else, it is essential to realise how climate impacts — such as changing rainfall patterns, increased natural disasters and constraints to carbon - based economic growth — will have knock - on consequences on the national economy, trade, development, equity, governance and political stability.

See for example Snubbed In Copenhagen, EU Weighs Climate Options, a Reuters piece that told us that «Officials acknowledge privately that the mandatory system for enforcing emissions curbs created by the 1997 Kyoto protocol is doomed because China won't accept any constraints on its future economic growth, and the United States won't join any agreement that is not binding on Beijing.»

See for example Snubbed In Copenhagen, E.U. Weighs Climate Options, a Reuters piece that told us that «Officials acknowledge privately that the mandatory system for enforcing emissions curbs created by the 1997 Kyoto protocol is doomed because China won't accept any constraints on its future economic growth, and the United States won't join any agreement that is not binding on Beijing.»

The price of gasoline, still governed by global geopolitical factors like Middle East conflict, burgeoning economic growth in Asia, and constraints on supply around the globe, is projected to increase at a rate of nearly 2 percent per year.

Of course, they do go on to explain that if one factors in environmental and economic constraints not covered by their opposition, then the difference drops to just 1.8 times higher.

(of course the question applies as long as there is a decrease of oil production: for instance the current oil production has slightly decreased because of the crisis, but is slowly recovering: if there is no geological constraint on it (I think there are actually, but no more in my example), how can you prevent the economic growth to raise naturally the need for oil?

Endless Economic Growth Isn't Possible Despite what mainstream economists doggedly maintain — even though there is an orgy of evidence to the contrary — there are very genuine ecological constraints on economic aEconomic Growth Isn't Possible Despite what mainstream economists doggedly maintain — even though there is an orgy of evidence to the contrary — there are very genuine ecological constraints on economic aeconomic activity.

Based on a series of scenarios produced by consultants GL Garrad Hassan, it concludes that the amount of renewable capacity the UK can build is determined by economic constraints - not available resources.

While legal publishers use their best efforts to deliver current content, economic reality and human fallibility impose practical constraints on what is delivered.

ES Ignite's focus is to streamline the time constraints and economic demands of in - house legal work, based on best practice developed in over 20 years» experience of delivering high - volume commoditized legal work.

There is also a need for a considerable commitment of time and resources beyond the usual time - span of agency funding cycles: «Planning to date, be it social, community, economic or infrastructure development is severely inhibited by funding and time constraints, which in turn impacts on the planners» capacity to apply sound planning methodology to the task.»

«Labor shortages are the biggest constraints on economic growth right now,» says Sohn.

Analysts anticipate a slowdown for the economy in the latter half of 2017, with housing having less bearing on growth due to constraints in supply, according to Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group's recently released Economic and Housing Outlook for July 2017.

Other factors contributing to the demand for bundled services include increased time constraints as well as an emphasis on creating more economic efficiencies.