Sentences with phrase «economic transformation in»

Since the late 1970's, China underwent dramatic economic transformation in efforts to modernise China and «catch - up» to the West.

Speaking at a recent seminar on the security implications of economic transformation in the former Soviet Union, organised by the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College, London, Cooper said: «Defence expenditure is creeping up again.

This creates the political justification for sharpened rhetoric on equality, while the policy rationale is contained in counteracting the tendencies to inequality involved with both globalisation and technological change, the great drivers of economic transformation in our times.

«Increasingly, the NSIA lends itself to the actualization of our administration's agenda for economic transformation in many ways.

Not exact matches

«This enables us to transform Alcoa faster and to better control our destiny in a world of continuing economic uncertainty... 2014 was another solid year of Alcoa business performance and transformation progress that delivered significant returns to our shareholders.»

They saw the project as the next step in Nashville's transformation from country - music capital into a regional and even national economic force.

«Given this great turning point, the conclusion is simple: there is not a moment to waste in accelerating the economic transformation of France and the transformation of the euro zone.»

CEO of Binance Changpeng Zhao has recently been in the news, having agreed to support both Uganda's economic transformation and Togo's «4th industrial revolution.»

«I expect that the evolution of the financial system in response to global economic forces, technology, and, yes, regulation will result sooner or later in the all - too - familiar risks of excessive optimism, leverage, and maturity transformation reemerging in new ways that require policy responses.»

As we plug into our digitally - connected world, we have witnessed in real - time the rapid economic growth and political transformation in Asia.

According to a forecast of employment trends by the World Economic Forum, work flexibility, including telework, is «one of the biggest drivers of transformation» in the workplace.»

Indeed, investors might position themselves to capitalise on the immense technological and structural changes taking place in China as the country ushers in what Chinese President Xi Jinping calls a «New Era» of transformation and growth, and further cements its place as a dominant global economic superpower.

China is ushering in what President Xi Jinping calls a «new era» of transformation of growth, cementing the country's place as a global economic superpower.

The latest act in its economic success story may see China achieve high - income status in 10 years, an unprecedented transformation with far - reaching ramifications.

Ever since, our capital markets have been in a perpetual state of transformation fueled by innovations in brokerage services, advisory tools, investment products, retirement plans, financial technology, and shifts in both the political and economic climates.

Most significant, the imminence of the final coming of the Kingdom of God dominated the thinking of many in the early church and lowered the priority accorded to worldly goods, economic systems and attempts at social transformation.

The qualitative transformation which the Marxists allow from one economic structure to another: from slave society to the feudalistic, from the feudalistic to the capitalistic, and from the capitalistic to the communistic (supposedly), is, in terms of the evolution of reason, merely quantitative change.

He charts the devastating consequences of the transformation of this gang and others into high - stakes, often violent corporate enterprises engaged in franchised dealing in crack cocaine — an entrepreneurial «black capitalism» that does not figure in conservative programs for urban renewal yet plays a significant role in the economic life of the inner city.

The crisis of black liberalism and the emergence of the new black conservatives can best be understood in light of three fundamental events in American society and culture since 1973: the eclipse of U.S. economic and military predominance in the world; the structural transformation of the American economy; and the moral breakdown of communities throughout the country, especially among the black working poor and underclass.

He does not ignore political and economic developments, but he pays special attention to social issues, including, as he says in his preface, «the transformation of gender relations, the regeneration of the home, the disciplining of leisure and pleasure, and the establishment of segregation.»

Almost without realizing it, the reader receives a primer in Enlightenment approaches to justice in times of social and economic transformation.

Others, on the other hand, find in it the means of constructing the steps towards fundamental transformation of the economic system and its political expressions.

In short, as engaged Catholics, both lay and clerical, took the measure of the social transformations of modern economic and political life, they began to develop a body of reflection, properly called social Catholicism.

«Jobs and the environment» is a good slogan, but in fact we can not have both economic opportunity and a sustainable environmental policy without a fundamental transformation in some of our ideas about how we are related to one another and what makes life worth living.

With the role of the nation - state in political, economic and social life undergoing a major transformation in most parts of the world, and scholars coming to terms with overlapping and multiple sovereignties, these discussions on citizenship and empirically informed observations on forging and imagining the political community are more relevant than ever.

We must come together in a new partnership with our faith - based institutions, civil society, businesses and government to create a powerful locomotive for transformation so that our President's coordinated program of economic and social development policies will create «an optimistic, self - confident and prosperous nation through the creative exploitation of our human and natural resources and operating within a democratic, open and fair society in which mutual trust and economic opportunities exist for all.»

Mr. Speaker, to this end, we envision a Ghana beyond aid where Government and the people of Ghana take full ownership and responsibility for the nation's economic growth and transformation, in a new partnership with our development partners.

I will expand upon this notion in this blog, referring to what Cameroonian scholar Achille Mbembe describes as the barter economy within the cash economy that has developed in many African nations following the social and economic transformations that accompanied the 1980s World Bank - imposed structural adjustment programs.

With the role of the nation - state in political, economic and social life undergoing a major transformation in most parts of the world, and scholars coming to terms with overlapping and multiple sovereignties, discussions on citizenship and empirically informed observations on forging and imagining the political community are more relevant than ever.

«Thanks to the efforts of our regional economic development council, central New York is currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation and revitalization,» Cuomo said in a statement.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a historic $ 5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth.

A collaborative project between Politics in Spires and the Oxford China Centre, this blog provides analysis on the economic, political and cultural transformations taking place in China.

Fraga believed that although Franco remained popular, his authoritarian regime would ultimately crumble in the face of international pressure and the economic growth and transformations witnessed during the 1960s and 1970s.

After «years of stagnation,» Cuomo announced a $ 5.6 billion transformation of the Long Island Rail Road to strengthen the region's transportation infrastructure and usher in a new era of economic growth.

The reasons can be summarized in the following: - > Harsh economic environment of pre-Revolutionary Russia - > Imperialistic Intervention - > Tough international environment during socialist construction (WWI, WWII)- > Opportunistic transformation of the Communist Party (Adoption of capitalistic methods in economy, less power to the soviets, etc..)

«If Buffalo just got a fair shake, any reasonable assistance in a situation they didn't cause on their own — they got caught in an economic transformation — if anyone could put out a hand, Buffalo could pull itself up.

It has become obvious that, we need to be more efficient and effective in managing our resources to ensure rapid economic growth and transformation.

According to the President, the low level of integration in the continent not only inhibits effective economic cooperation but also impedes democratic transformation of the continent.

He said the roles the media and legislature play in democratic governance is vital as they help in political emancipation and social - economic transformations.

But in this recent round of highway removals and transformations, you can see the kernel of a new economic development paradigm — for upstate cities especially.

«Though the media most important role is to help the public to enjoy its «right to know» by informing, educating, sensitizing and enlightening the populace, media should also work with a share responsibility of the legislature to contribute to political emancipation and transformation in ways consistent with economic principals by pursuing fact based, fully substantiated reporting.

«Across all sectors we are laying a solid foundation for our imminent take off, of what I call an economic transformation, God willing in my second term in office,» he said.

Speaking at the 36th anniversary of the 31st December Revolution the former president noted that, attempts by his government to undertake huge economic transformations caused the party's defeat in the 2016 elections.

Leaving the EU, whenever that exit date comes, risks delivering a shock to the UK economy unless the right plans and protections are in place to allow the kind of investment and economic transformation programme that the country needs and that Labour is committed to.

Whiles recognising the fact that macroeconomic stability is necessary in the development of the nation, he noted, «but not sufficient condition for economic transformation.»

The company, with offices in HongKong and Dubai, specialises in financial engineering and projects geared towards socio - economic transformation, with a principled work ethic guided by environmental stewardship, cultural diversity and social responsibility.

The old Farm Colony in Sea View is on the verge of undergoing a transformation that will turn the fenced - off, unkempt and vandalized grounds into Landmark Colony, a senior citizen community that will include approximately 300 units in a historic and environmentally friendly setting, according to the city's Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

Director - General of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Frank Nweke Jr. told THISDAY that the theme of this year's summit, «Attracting Foreign Direct Investment through Global Partnerships», «is the heart of President Jonathan's transformation agenda and vision to grow Nigeria into one of the 20 largest economies in the world by 2020.»

The ex-governor gave this advice in an interview with Daily Post, he charged that President should seek to co-opt members of other political parties who have economic knowledge to contribute their quota towards economic transformation, even as he (Buhari) searches for solution out of the present economic recession rocking the nation.

«The economic development project you're questioning was advanced by the Bloomberg administration, was widely endorsed by local officials and had been in the works for years as part of a major transformation of Staten Island,» he said.