India, China, Brazil and Russia all offer rich opportunities for UK law firms and they are firmly in sight
for liberalisation.
I suspect that this correspondent, in his rush to find a suitable synonym
for liberalisation used the deregulation without knowing what it meant
German scientists campaign
for liberalisation of stem cell law ahead of crucial parliamentary vote
Nick Clegg has gone further than ever before in calling
for a liberalisation of Britain's drug laws, saying that «if you are anti-drugs you should be pro-reform».
You would suddenly have a very large economy, with considerable political clout and a long history of advocating
for liberalisation of services, joining a relatively out - of - the - way trade arrangement.
The comments come amid an unprecedented push
for liberalisation in parliament, with a home affairs committee report calling for a deeper look into the consequences of decriminalisation of drugs.
Only last week a cross-party group of MPs called
for the liberalisation of cannabis laws during a Westminster Hall debate in parliament.
The need for a new and broader agenda
for the liberalisation of trade and investment is more broadly acknowledged.
Not exact matches
We have seen in our own case how
liberalisation of financial markets has led to pressures to liberalise product markets (through ongoing tariff reductions and other forms), to bring more competition in the provision of infrastructures (such as transport, communications and power generation), and to free up the labour market (through,
for example, enterprise - based wage bargaining).
(i) Does the concerted, global regulatory reform agenda mean that there is now more scope than in the past
for sound risk management practices to be set up prior to full
liberalisation?
(ii) If so, what does this imply
for the pace of
liberalisation for some less advanced economies in the region?
Financialmarket
liberalisation and privatisation,
for example, have fostered entrepreneurship and investment.
The Stock Connect can be an important landmark
for China's capital account
liberalisation process.
In 1997, HD Deve Gowda, then head of a weak, eight - month - old coalition government, had assured the world of the reforms road that India had committed itself to — his speech was to be followed within a month by Finance Minister P Chidambaram's pathbreaking «Dream Budget», which set an enduring benchmark
for economic reforms and
liberalisation.
Contributing to this performance has been a program of economic
liberalisation, including increased openness to foreign trade and investment, financial sector deregulation and a more prominent role
for the private sector.
However, it also reflects the consequences of ongoing trade
liberalisation, and changing demand
for final goods and factor inputs as economies develop.
The
liberalisation of the movement of capital since 1974 has greatly facilitated the recycling of «dirty money» - from the sale of drugs and arms through to that generated by white collar criminality - in legalised tax havens and, thanks to banking secrecy, through the financial and industrial organisations otherwise respected in countries «of excellence» reputed
for their professionalism and democratic institutions.
A bigger market stemming from trade
liberalisation increases the rewards
for greater efficiency, productivity and innovation.
The push
for drug
liberalisation comes as part of a global trend toward a more liberal stance on narcotics, following half a century of expensive and broadly ineffective efforts to wipe out the drug trade.
Admissions
for drink related problems to one London hospital rose from nearly three per cent a month before 24 - hour drinking to eight per cent a month after the
liberalisation.
The CSU officially opposes any kind of cannabis
liberalisation in its Bayernplan: «Zero tolerance
for drugs.
However, rather than implying a swift
liberalisation of illicit drugs, Sefatian suggested another direction: re-introducing the cultivation of plants such as poppy and cannabis under state supervision; legalisation of cannabis and opium use under specific circumstances outlined by ad hoc laws,
for instance, only in private places and
for opium — as he told me — only
for people above a certain age.
In The Netherlands, the christian right, as represented by the Reformed Political Party, has among their major issues to oppose any
liberalisation for Sunday opening of stores.
The starting materials
for a new model are to hand in the charges brought against trade
liberalisation.
On a positive note his
liberalisation efforts, which include finally allowing woman to drive and promises to shift towards a more moderate Islam, are a much - needed step in the right direction
for a Kingdom where extreme and reactionary implementations of Islamic laws have
for far too long restricted and repressed the basic rights and freedoms of its people.
With the continued expansion of the Murdoch media empire projected
for the coming years, the likelihood of further media
liberalisation towards Fox news - style political discourse in the UK & the likes of Dan Hannan waiting in the wings, the Left should be cautious in welcoming such arguments to the mainstream political conversation so soon.
The mainstream practitioners who were active in the years of Harold's premiership all indicate support and admiration
for the way he held the Labour party together, sought to drag Britain into the modern era and presided over a series of
liberalisation acts including abolition of the death penalty and the legalisation of homosexuality, abortion and divorce.
David Cameron called
for drug
liberalisation when he first became an MP and Nick Clegg is thought to be privately sympathetic.
The home affairs committee report comes amid sea - changes in the international outlook
for drug
liberalisation.
Both,
for instance, are firmly against any trade
liberalisation, no matter what all those statistics say about growth and poverty alleviation.
However, Gaimin Nonyane, head of economic research at Ecobank, said she expects the positive growth trajectory to be maintained
for the foreseeable future — as long as forex market
liberalisation continues and assuming oil prices remain at current levels with no further disruptions to oil production.
With outspoken opinions on drug
liberalisation and the death of David Kelly, Lib Dem MP Baker was never a great match
for Tory boss Theresa May, but his resignation from the Home Office goes beyond personality clashes
It was a pretty smart piece of policy, albeit that you're never going to solve the housing crisis without massive
liberalisation of planning laws and building on the green belt (which I still think could be a huge vote - winner
for Labour).
This means
liberalisation, deregulation and a total focus on export over consumption
for national economic policy.
But he said that the
liberalisation of shop opening hours in the 1980s had created a situation where «we all shop
for seven days» and that it was time «to reflect whether retail therapy is the best way to spend our weekends».
Before 2007, many university economists were happy to provide the justifications
for deregulation,
liberalisation and credit expansion that the financiers paid them handsomely to produce — with disastrous results.
And that's why the glam life happened, why womens» skirts went shorter than ever and why the
liberalisation for women occurred.
Research from the organisation suggests the impending fourth package of railway
liberalisation, due to be fully implemented by 2018, could prove to be a major milestone
for rail travel.
«With some tightening of the MA15 + category, the retention of the existing [refused classification] category and no
liberalisation of the existing games market, the outcome today is a significant improvement from what had been previously put to ministers
for their approval,» ACL spokesman Rob Ward said.
Due to Australia's plentiful reserves of cheap coal, the
liberalisation of the power industry has favoured its use, especially that of Victorian brown coal, which has become the primary fuel source
for generation in the four southern states of the NEM.
IEA Commends Spanish Energy Policy
for Stronger Actions on Energy Efficiency and
Liberalisation, but Outlines Challenges on Climate Change and Security of Supply 10 October 2005
The IEA Welcomes Belgium's Progress Towards Energy Market
Liberalisation but Urges Action to Reduce Competition Barriers
for Customer Benefit 10 March 2006
Doubts raised over third and final phase of Korea's legal market
liberalisation, which was meant to come into force over 2016 and 2017
for UK and US firms
«Finally, the link which the provisions of Chapter 13 of the envisaged agreement display with trade between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore is also specific in nature because a breach of the provisions concerning social protection of workers and environmental protection, set out in that chapter, authorises the other Party — in accordance with the rule of customary international law codified in Article 60 (1) of the Convention on the law of treaties, -LSB-...]-- to terminate or suspend the
liberalisation, provided
for in the other provisions of the envisaged agreement, of that trade.»
31 It follows that OCTs benefit from the
liberalisation of the movement of capital provided
for in Article 63 TFEU in their capacity as non ‑ Member States.
«Services
Liberalisation in Germany Overview and the Potential of Deregulation: A Study by the Institute
for Economic Policy at the University of Cologne.»
-LSB-...] by granting DEI and maintaining in its favour quasi-monopolistic lignite exploration rights which ensure that it has privileged access to the most attractive fuel in Greece
for the purposes of generating electricity, the Hellenic Republic thereby created inequality of opportunity between economic operators on the wholesale electricity market and thus distorted competition, maintaining or reinforcing DEI's dominant position and excluding or hindering any new entrants, despite the
liberalisation of the wholesale electricity market.
Due to the above reason, under strong foreign pressure from jurisdictions such as the US and European Union,
liberalisation of the market
for rice and foreign lawyers has become a serious issue in Japanese diplomacy
for a while.
This white paper analyses the impact of the recent
liberalisation of funding regimes in these two key Asian jurisdictions; looking in detail at the changes, anticipating future developments and providing practical tips
for practitioners.
Today, however, many of the existing specialised international tribunals have been created in the context of a particular regime, such as one which promotes,
for example, the
liberalisation of international trade rules, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, or the economic integration of a regional organisation.