Sentences with phrase «economic shifts which»

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And it's a shift in the Liberals» approach to economic policy, which had become encumbered over the past decade by vacuous buzzwords like «champion sectors» and «innovation gateways» (Both found on a single - page in the 2011 election platform).

In a tightly scripted campaign launch in which there were few surprises, the comments were unexpected, at least by progressives, who saw them as an early sign she may shift away from the centrist economic policies pursued by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

The credit boom has been fueled by strong economic growth, a robust property market and a crackdown on riskier shadow lending, which has forced banks to shift some loans back onto their balance sheets.

The answer to this quandary is deceptively simple: We must shift our focus away from what individuals do when hurricanes strike, and turn our attention to the social, economic, and environmental conditions in which we live.

Our economic structure is shifting toward one in which symbiotic relationships exist between large and small businesses.

The end result, investors say, is that the national team is unwittingly encouraging short - term trading patterns that amplify the detachment of stock markets, which have become less responsive to fundamental drivers such as earnings trends, domestic economic data and shifts in global markets.

How the economy is shifting Statistics Canada's composite leading index measuring the economic outlook rose 0.9 per cent in May, which Credit Suisse likened this morning to the «Energizer Bunny.»

Furthermore, economic terrain that is forever shifting violently is ground on which it is difficult to build a fortress - like business franchise.

They are evolving in line with shifting demographics and provide diversification and stability of income returns compared to mainstream real estate, which is becoming more expensive and susceptible to economic uncertainty.

The survey is the latest report that parses the economic risks of weather shifts, which are already being experienced.

These anomalies point to a stark new reality: the environment for new housing is going through a paradigm shift that is turning the country into a nation of renters, which could weigh down future economic growth and the value of the dollar.

But this does not justify the shift of power from the political system which can express the concerns of people for their grandchildren and for the nonhuman world to economic institutions for which these considerations are typically felt as interfering with their primary goals.

The Club of Rome called for «a Copernican revolution of the mind», which abandoned the commitment to endless economic growth and set instead as its goals zero population growth, a leveling - off of industrial production, increased pollution control, and a shift from consumerism to a more service - based economy.

Changes in the larger world - system are likely to consist of shifts in overall rates of economic growth, changes that reverberate from the rise and fall of great powers, alterations in international relations, variations in uncertainty and conflict, and even modifications of the extent to which people are aware of these larger relations.

There he says, one, that the shift from the concept of «the State's role as providers of equal opportunities to every citizen» to that of providing education, health and other social services «to those who can afford to pay» is a U-turn in public policy which «has been made surreptitiously by administrative action without public discussion and legislative sanction»; two, that the total commercialization of social sectors is «alien even to free market societies»; and three, that «the ready acceptance of self - financing concept in social sectors alien even to free - market societies is the end result of gradual disenchantment with the Kerala Model of Development», which has been emphasizing the social dimension rather than the economic, but that it is quite false to present the situation as calling for a choice between social development and economic growth.

There may or may not be a major shift of theory as to how to renew economic growth in the field of finance, but there is no public discussion of the object to which all remain committed: economic growth.

Blond is arguing for a reversal of this - to reassert a traditional rightist critique on social issues, but to combine it with a localist, protectionist economic argument which is a leftist economic shift.

Despite massive differences between the countries, some Conservatives are trying to argue that a leftwards shift would result in political and economic collapse similar to that which has occurred in Venezuela.

The speech sought to consolidate a shift in the economic debate in which shadow chancellor Ed Balls has accepted years of flatlining growth are now at an end.

Under Major there was a significant shift towards more openness and oversight and an emphasis on «economic well - being» which involved spying on one's allies and partners — nothing new there but it became increasingly significant to compensate for the UK's loss of real power.

We're currently getting people to pledge to shift 10 percent of spending in Onondaga County (to locally owned independents), which would create 1,200 new jobs, $ 24 million in revenue and $ 130 million of new economic activity.

So, as a legislature, we need to smartly grow our tax base through economic development which balances commercial and residential growth and not shift the lion's share of the tax burden to the people of our county.

The shift of economic development projects from under SUNY - affiliated nonprofits to Empire State Development, which can be audited by the comptroller's office, is a key step, and ESD, a public authority, has modified its own contracting protocols based on recommendations by state - contracted consultants from Guidepost Solutions.

Such restructured governance architecture will facilitate overall national economic productivity and bring about the necessary shift away from the present virtually unitary structure which encourages the 36 states and federal capital territory (Abuja) to rely on a philosophy of «sharing the national cake», and it will encourage the more viable federating units to focus on productivity and internally generated revenues.

According to Vice president Dr. Bawumia, government has chosen a strategic shift and «we want to build a Ghana which looks to the use of its own resources and their proper management as the way to engineer social and economic growth in our country...» For him, a Ghana beyond aid means mobilizing and leveraging domestic savings and revenues transparently; expand financial inclusion with credit services and saving systems for all, especially women; and financing through local capital markets in local currencies.

For all the talk of existential ennui and economic security among this cast of characters, the motivations of Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur ultimately ring clearest: He's shifting his Hollywood aspirations from the grime - crime of Tony Scott («Contraband» and «2 Guns») to the marriage of grandeur and intimacy preferred by Tony's brother, Ridley, in «White Squall,» «Black Hawk Down» or «Gladiator» (which also boasted «Everest» co-writer William Nicholson in its credits).

Which is, he's now ready to shift gears and turn to cooperation, turn to economic development and perhaps he's not positioning himself as a responsible party,» Russel said.

Furthermore, economic terrain that is forever shifting violently is ground on which it is difficult to build a fortress - like business franchise.

«As the global economic balance continues to shift to Asia, Hong Kong is the ideal business platform from which to access the myriad regional opportunities now available in the growing ASEAN area and the Chinese mainland,» said HKTDC chairman Jack So.

«Honestly, I think it's boring to say this moment was just the next generation of Pop art,» Jetzer said, noting these artists were fueled by radical political, economic and technological shifts, which prompted them to reassess how art itself functioned in the growing culture of consumerism.

Such an approach to art as a force for social action rather than private contemplation marks a significant art historical shift which many scholars attribute to a global shift in social and economic thinking in the year 1989.

This exhibition sought to raise some fundamental questions regarding the shifting state of economic and social exchange and to suggest ways in which the work of certain artists and critics has addressed these issues.

«My particular form of denialism isn't dangerous because it advocates a massive shift to renewable energy forms to avert an economic disaster which will also avert an environmental one.

-- I don't know you so I can only go by your own words, «My particular form of denialism isn't dangerous because it advocates a massive shift to renewable energy forms to avert an economic disaster which will also avert an environmental one.

[UPDATE, 4/11: President Obama is showing signs of shifting climate down a notch or two on his to - do list, according to John Broder's latest article, which is unsurprising considering the ongoing economic troubles and recent administration signals that health care is next in line behind the economy.

It's about shifting to a new economic paradigm, which boosts prosperity and human well - being, increases access to renewable energy, improves food security and air quality while also combatting climate change.

Shifts in temperature and rainfall influence economic productivity and food prices, which may influence discontent and therefore riots.

The analysis identifies which units are no longer economic and may face retirement, features four snapshots of communities located near coal plants, and cautions states against a potentially risky wholesale shift away from coal to natural gas.

That shift is inseparable from the broader agrarian transition, which has brought rising prosperity, social mobility, and opportunity for women and children along with new forms of economic inequality and social dislocation.

Instead, much of Rabin's practice has now shifted to support modification disputes, which are increasingly common as clients» economic situations change.

They are social or economic constructs into which a Regulator pours its requirement to carry out its particular social and economic agenda (referred to as a «Culture Shift» by our Law Society).

The report also identifies which countries, and which industries, would be most at risk from economic harm, should a shift towards trade protectionism occur.

Proposed remedies included fee - shifting, which would undercut the economic imbalance that makes trolling so lucrative, and the creation of expedited review procedures to challenge the validity of so - called «business method» patents, which the Patent Office began issuing by the thousands after 1998, and which can grant 20 - year monopolies on basic business practices.

Second, because of the sudden nature with which dramatic shifts can occur in sectors and financial markets outside commercial real estate, economic shocks can occur much more suddenly than many in the commercial real estate industry may realize.