Sentences with phrase «major economic problems»

The area experienced a collision between two major economic problems: the recession and the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle program — a major local employer.

But he warned that it would be difficult to make the case in the face of the widespread — and misguided — public view that immigration was causing major economic problems.

The dynamics of the debt money system, the phenomenon of capital consumption (which we believe is an «under - reported» major economic problem — although not on this web site, to be sure), the war on cash, and the rise of Bitcoin all have dedicated chapters in this year's report.

But it is a lot more useful than fancy software tools that only scratch the surface of a major economic problem.

«That will help keep demand strong as long as we're not hit by a major economic problem, and I don't see anything on the horizon to suggest that we will be.»

Not exact matches

In that case, with incentives lines up so that all the major economic agents worsen the debt problem, debt must rise faster than both GDP and the country's debt - servicing ability.

Residential segregation by race, age or social or economic class would no longer be a major problem, for the whole city would be a single unit.

At the same time as the focus of much interfaith activity has become more practical, those in positions of leadership in the political and economic spheres are both recognizing the importance of religion in shaping the modern world and acknowledging that there is a spiritual and ethical dimension to the major problems facing humankind.

One looks in vain in Luther, Calvin, Baxter, Wesley, Edwards, and all the major figures of three centuries of Protestant writing, for any more than incidental treatment of the problems of the economic, political and legal structures of life.

The problem is that any FTA, even a very good one, is a basic framework for trade and represents a major downgrade from being within the European Economic Area.

The Nation Builders Corps program will be a major government initiative to address livelihood empowerment and graduate unemployment to solve economic and social problems.

De Blasio said the Big Apple was struggling with «a different kind of homelessness» that's «more and more about economic reality» — a major reversal from previous claims that the problem was on the decline.

Competitive policy innovation between major cities should start to see them create bold new ideas to deal with seemingly intractable social and economic problems.

State lawmakers from the Utica area had been trying to warn Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration of problems with an anchor tenet for a major economic development project backed by the state in the area.

Finally be careful not to wreck retirement saving: a major long term cause of Britain's economic problems is that savings and investment have been too low and the economy over dependent on consumption.

«Science is now inextricably intertwined with major political, social, and economic problems.

«What does it say about what our priorities are,» Rupprecht asks, «when [one of] the major economic powers still has the worst rabies problem on the planet?»

Alcohol abuse represents a major social, economic and public health problem.

The speech and statement both rattled off achievements in agriculture, information technology, materials, energy, population and health, resources, and the environment as evidence that the ministry's basic science program, according to the statement, «has solved a host of major sci - tech problems and provided important sci - tech support for economic and social development.»

The international community has long recognized that land degradation / desertification is a major economic, social and environmental problem of concern to many countries in all regions of the world.

Yet another study pointed out a more subtle problem with the idea that growth in human capital is a major force behind economic growth.

Most citizens do not see their added value, and feel that it is a waste of economic and political resources, but in this age of globalization, and given the internationalization of major situations and problems, such as water, energy, migration, trade, employment, professionalization of careers, pollution / climate change, and sustainability in particular, such bodies are important and must fulfill their charge the sooner the better.

Moreover, despite their relentless economic growth, countries such as China and Russia still have major structural economic problems that remain to be resolved.

Despite significant improvements in some countries and sectors, the global debt problem persists, posing a major risk to future economic growth.

NFP is considered a leading indicator of employment, which in turn is a leading indicator of overall economic health in the U.S. Currently, as the U.S. economy attempts to gain solid footing after the financial debacle of the last few years, NFP holds extreme importance since employment is a major problem right now.

«Let me just make the point here that those who still think climate problems are off topic and not a major economic and financial issue are dead wrong,» he concludes in his quarterly outlook.

James said it has not added any value for shareholders and has contributed to such major economic and social problems as short - termism and rising inequality.

I'll assume that you know America's collective growing waistline in a major health problem, with myriad causes from diet to exercise to economic.

Its website states, «CCAP helps policy - makers around the world develop, promote and implement innovative, market - based solutions to major climate, air quality and energy problems that balance both environmental and economic interests.»

According to a 2014 survey from the Public Religion Research Institute, majorities of most major American religious group — including 82 percent of Jewish Americans, 76 percent of black Protestants, and 69 percent of Hispanic Catholics — agree that dealing with climate change now will help prevent future economic problems.

There is also ample scope for reforming tax systems to deal much more effectively with broader environmental and related problems that can be a significant drag on economic growth, such as the health and productivity impacts of poor air quality, and severe congestion of major urban centers.

That is the major problem with international climate negotiations is that most nations are approaching the negotiations has if their economic interests trump their global responsibilities.

The resource implications are recognised e.g. it is suggested that some rare earth materials will have to be recycled or substitutes found, but overall they say there are no major technical or economic problems with getting to 100 %, although there may be political and institutional obstacles.

«Savings and investment boost economic growth, but when it comes to energy, global warming threatens as a major problem and our dependence on Middle Eastern oil damages our foreign policy.

The results are cause for concern, says Pijanowski, in part because parking lots are a major source of water pollution, while presenting a host of other environmental and economic problems.

New nuclear projects in France and Finland have repeated the familiar problems of construction delays and major cost overruns, while wind power has been claimed as more economic in some contexts.

New Perimeter's mission is to bring their legal expertise to bear strategically on some of the world's most pressing problems — creating, providing legal support for, and completing major projects that address such issues as health care, hunger, corruption, environmental sustainability, economic development, law reform and human rights.

«Unintended pregnancy remains a major health problem in the United States, with higher proportions among teenagers and women with less education and lower economic status,» Peipert said.

Many major economic and social problems in America — crime, teenage pregnancy, high school dropout rates, adverse health conditions — can be traced to low levels of skill and social ability such as attentiveness, persistence, impulse control.

Mental health problems affect around one in five youth in Australia and internationally, 1 with major personal, societal and economic ramifications.2 3 Children's mental health problems are primarily externalising (eg, oppositional defiance, aggression) and internalising (eg, anxiety, depression) problems.1 Up to 50 % of preschool behaviour problems persist through childhood if left untreated, then into adolescence and adulthood.4 Approaches to improving children's mental health in the population would ideally involve effective prevention in addition to clinical treatment of severe problems.5 6 Behavioural parenting programmes have the strongest evidence of efficacy to date for treating children's established behaviour problems.2 7, — , 10 Although effective, parenting programmes to treat children's established behaviour problems are cost - and time - intensive, and require an available workforce trained in evidence - based treatments.

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