Sentences with phrase «economic visions at»

Let us try to establish some common ground, without arguing terminology or rival political - economic visions at this early point.

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At least one pair of thinkers has recently offered a 25 - to 50 - year, future - shock outlook that could get anybody's juices flowing, provided only that the would - be company builders can figure out how to translate a grand vision of economic change into down - to - earth business opportunities.

At its core this debate is not about economic policy but about competing visions of the role, scope and validity...

Takeshi Niinami, President and CEO of Japan's Suntory Holdings Company Ltd., spoke about his company's global vision and his country's economic future at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's third Japan Today: Architects of Change event October...

Would the vision of the leaders assembled at the Summit affirming their faith in globalization becoming benevolent in which economic and technological progress distributed to unite rather than divide the community is a reality or just plain rhetoric?

Media increasingly represent the interests of forces at the centers of political and economic power, neglecting the concerns of churches and other institutions that advocate for alternative visions and futures.

I always remember that our imperfect institutions, from the church to the academy, will be remembered not only by the lofty ideas of the luminaries at the top, but also by the dreams and visions of those at every rung of the economic ladder.

Located in the Seminole Tribe territory, the hotel has held true to the tribe's vision of creating a landmark destination with international appeal that also has a positive economic and social impact on the South Florida community at large.

A fully functioning transport infrastructure is essential to underpinning a successful economy and has been at the forefront of CIHT's vision for a prosperous economic future for the UK.

Before a packed auditorium at George Washington High School this past Sun., Mar. 22nd, Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez outlined his vision for Northern Manhattan, focusing specifically on economic development, housing and education.

He first discussed it at a press conference in Far Rockaway on October 15th, offering that he anticipates putting forth a «holistic development plan» that will outline a «long term vision for the economic growth of the Rockaways and the transportation to go with it.»

If your vision of economic development consists of building casinos, I suggest you have no vision at all.

Last month, he gave a major speech at Bloomberg, setting out his economic case, based on a Keynesian vision of investing in public works to boost growth.

Sauter's illustration of economic Darwinism at its most primal and unforgiving is a harrowing vision of human life as collateral damage in the modern global economy.

So says professional killer Jackie Cogan at one point in Killing Them Softly, the third film by New Zealander Andrew Dominik - and considering the filmmaker's efforts to establish a connection between the events in the movie and the economic crisis started in the late 2000s thanks to the greed and lack of scruples of Wall Street, it is easy to see Cogan as an ordinary employee of any company complaining about the lack of vision of his bosses and, on the other hand, the big bankers as Armani - dressing versions of the violent mobsters who inhabit the crime section of the newspapers.

``... in the education and training space that [vision and future] is about making sure that our schools, our early learning, our universities and vocational training are all focussed very much on delivering people the types of skills that are required to deal with the economic and industrial adjustment we're facing in a world where global dislocation of jobs because of technological change and so on is coming at us at rapid pace,» he said.

The vision and new culture at the campus has led to the promotion of engaged and motivated students who value STEM and are better equipped to face the role they play in our society to address scientific, social and the economic challenges of our world.

At this moment, education traditionalists, including Ravitch, defend a failed, enslaving vision of American public education under which far too many young and women will become members of a permanent economic underclass.

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Wherever you go in Turkey, Atatürk is revered for his vision for the country, for his efforts at civil and political rights for all, and for his forward - thinking methods of economic independence.

Speaking at the WTM Vision Global Economic Forum on the Day 4, aviation consultant Jonathan Strickland said: «Cabin crew still think that things have not changed.»

I think the proper goal is summed up in Professor Schor's remark, ``... [we] should opt for a new economic and social vision based on quality of life, rather than quantity of stuff, with reduced work time and ecological sustainability at its core.»

In such a situation, inhabitants of the global North can and should opt for a new economic and social vision based on quality of life, rather than quantity of stuff, with reduced work time and ecological sustainability at its core.

Our economic system's need for ever - expanding production, consumption, and profit puts it inherently at odds with any vision for a just, sustainable world.

«While we do not object to this vision, the way it was set out meant a major economic restructuring, with the possible trade - offs and implications that could be involved in the process down the road not really spelt out for us,» said Qazi Kholifuzzaman Ahmad, an economist and member of Bangladesh's negotiating team at Rio +20.

At the meeting yesterday, representatives from the trade union and environmental movements from around the world spoke about their shared vision for tackling the climate crisis and ensuring an economic transition that is fair for affected workers and their communities.

Roberto Ramirez de la Parra, president of the International Network of Basin Organizations, said, «Adaptation of water resources to climate change must be organised at the natural level of national or transboundary basin of rivers, lakes and aquifers, and mobilise all actors in the field, including local authorities, economic sectors and civil society to achieve a common vision to face the climate change challenges.»

«I will not allow house prices to get out of control and put at risk the sustainability of the recovery» (1998), and «My vision is of a Britain where there is not stop go and boom bust but economic stability» (2000), announced the the Chancellor, Gordon «fifty days to save the planet» Brown — who, following the biggest bust for decades, later became Prime Minister.

Tim Brown is everywhere these days - speaking at the TED Conference to appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos to publishing his book entitled Change by Design to starting a new non-profit - he is putting his vision for a better world into action.

Though far from achieving the mainstream success their sister parties enjoy in France and Germany, for example, the country's Yeşiller, or Greens, are shaking things up with their anti-nuke advocacy, democracy promotion, and ambitious vision of a downsized Istanbul.Green Party History The forerunners of the Greens had some early successes, notably stopping construction of a hotel at a sea turtle nesting area near the Aegean town of Dalyan, the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review writes in a weekend profile of the party's past, present, and future.

With those remarks at the heart of his State of the Union address - and a 2012 Budget proposal to back them up - President Obama drew a line in the sand and articulated a vision of American economic renewal fueled by key investments in the kind of public - private partnership that brought us the railroads and jet aviation, microchips and the Internet, countless biomedical breakthroughs and a portfolio of clean energy alternatives.

Now is the perfect time to take an unfiltered look at the difference between the life that you imagined on your vision board in college — and what many top economic analysts indicate might be down the road for your generation.

At that point, Zuckerberg's grand vision sees augmented reality as an economic equalizer.