Sentences with phrase «economic good»

«The question for everyone is whether that's what we need to achieve the appropriate level of safety and fully realize the potential social and economic good that the arrival of this technology heralds.»

Gee, that sounds to me like exactly what I want: my personal information, my preferences and my opinions are not an economic good.

Whether it's a sense of moral obligation to tackle the threat of climate change, the benefits of being perceived as «green», or just economic good sense, there's a strong argument to be made that clean energy is the right way to go.

For countries everywhere, particularly developing ones, the economic good news is that the Plan B energy economy is much more labor - intensive than the fossil - fuel - based economy it is replacing.

So to begin, consider everything in the world as a «good», and falling into one of two types; as either part of «The Economy» and therefore an «economic good», or alternatively, «The Natural Environment» and as such, an «environmental good».

An economic good can be bought and sold, only because it is owned by someone who had the property right to sell it.

The economic good times are never so good here as they are in other states (no dot com bubble or other bubbles to take advantage of, and few people shovel money around for a living here), but the bad times are relatively stable and not way worse than the good times (when you don't go up very high, there isn't far to fall).

The strong gains have been attributed to Jamaica's popularity come economic good times or bad.

«Our economic good health is inseparable from the quality and fairness of our public school system.

So what makes economic good times bad for us?

Now so - called «Colony Collapse Disorder» or CCD continues to kill bees — who provide some $ 15 - billion worth of economic good via pollination and other efforts.

Study co-author Linda - Gail Bekker, MD, PhD — Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and current President of the International AIDS Society — says, «Whether the yardstick is mortality, life expectancy or new transmissions, these reductions would almost certainly produce proportionally greater harm than savings — do more human harm than economic good.»

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The Coalition is not doing enough to end the equalities industry - tackling it would be a social and economic good

We will not agree on the optimal size of government or the economic good of tax cuts or the death penalty.

Hence nature, love, life, truth, beauty and justice are exploited or made the servants of the high economic good.

The presence of religious freedom is highly correlated with political, social and economic good.»

The concept of capitalism held that the best interests of all would be served if every person sought his own economic good.

More recently, the maximisation of Gross Domestic Product and the rate of growth of this GDP have become the great economic good.

Carney's supporters call the recent bout of economic good news «the Carney Effect.»

Meet like - minded individuals, diversify your portfolio, access a pipeline of innovation and talent, and become part of a social and economic good for our state.

Central banks and regulators share focus on economic good and in many cases, consumer protection.

Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich have all cited income inequality as a growing concern for our economic well - being.

At other moments in history — like three months ago, for example — the «big deal» in Trump's remarks might have been confirmation that he intends to overhaul (sorry, «tweak») the trade rules that are the foundation of Canada's economic well - being.

This is the greatest time in human history for those who take 100 percent responsibility for their economic well being.

«Although it has acted swiftly on the latest UN sanctions, China is unlikely to go so far as to fully implement new sanctions that, in its judgment, would risk substantially undermining the economic well - being or social stability not just of North Korea, but also of the Chinese population near the North Korean border, which relies heavily on such trade,» she said.

To better reflect the actual economic well - being of the city's households, Tang said, the Gini coefficient should also include the effects of taxation and social benefits.

This increases economic well - being by promoting business investment resulting from increased after tax returns to capital.

Hourly workers can control their work - life balance, maximize their earnings, develop skills, and advance their economic well - being.

This is essential, given the importance of trade to the economic well - being of Canadians.

At the same time, Mr. Cowen said, he now expects subtler improvements in the country's economic well - being that will not necessarily be reflected in statistics like gross domestic product, but will be significant nonetheless.

Eliminate mandatory retirement: «In uncertain economic times, Canada needs the skills and experience of every worker who can contribute to our social and economic well - being,» says Susan Eng.

«Socially responsible companies contribute to the economic well - being of...

Ensuring the economic well - being of Canada's growing population of seniors is an important and complex public policy challenge that the new federal government must grapple with.

In fact, the Economic Innovation Group ranks it as one of the most distressed large cities based on its economic well - being.

Income per capita is the most frequently used statistic for comparing economic well - being across countries.

Williams joined the Sherwood Foundation in September 2006, where she has developed a diverse portfolio focusing primarily on child welfare, family economic well - being, and social and racial justice.

As with Fed funds, reverse repo rates, Interest on excess reserves, and LIBOR, the price of gold pings an important signal as to risk, the cost of capital, the state of the financial markets, and economic well - being in general.

In today's globalized world, Canada's economic well - being is tied directly to its economic linkages with other countries.

Learning how to grow your business isn't just a worthy goal; growing your business is often a necessity for your business's survival and your economic well - being.

We recognize Metro Vancouver's population will grow by an estimated I million people over the next 25 years and believe collectively, we have the generational opportunity to invest in the future livability and economic well - being of our region.

You might be surprised to learn just how much influence APEC has in Canadian lives and how many opportunities it provides for Canada's economic well - being.

«These sanctions target key entities involved in Iran's ballistic missile program, which the Iranian regime prioritizes over the economic well - being of the Iranian people,» said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin.

Consumers seek to better their economic well - being.

Liberal Catholicism fixes on the economic well - being of the most vulnerable.

To do the work of taming the frontier required large families for survival and economic well - being, and so the moral code blessed that tradition.

In our book, we summarize the rare efforts to develop indices of economic well being.

They recognized that the GNP was far from an ideal measure of economic well being, but they affirmed that it was good enough for practical purposes.

Accordingly, I think it has been worthwhile to renew the project of measuring sustainable economic well being.

Fourth, while the economic consequences of overall rates of population growth are often ambiguous or obscure, the impact of smaller groups within larger populations on the economic well - being of the whole society, or the impact of differential rates of growth within a national population on prospects for material advance, may be direct and important.