Sentences with phrase «other wealthy nations»

The most pessimistic view of the study is that, on average, American schools do as good a job as schools in other wealthy nations.

At first glance, that sounds similar to commitments made by other wealthy nations.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made that clear in a morning news conference, saying the United States was prepared to join with other wealthy nations in «mobilizing» $ 100 billion a year by 2020.

While American moms won't soon enjoy the year of paid leave that a number of other wealthy nations offer, President Obama's budget proposal did include a $ 50 million State Paid Leave Fund, which would provide competitive planning grants to states to design and implement new paid family - leave insurance programs.

Though they admit comparisons are tricky, economists generally view public retirement benefits in the United States as less generous than those in many other wealthy nations.

The United States should also urge other wealthy nations to increase their contributions and include microfinance on the agenda of upcoming meetings of the G - 7 group of industrial nations and the World Trade Organization.

Paul Krugman, the American professor who just won the Nobel economics prize, said: «Mr Brown and Alistair Darling have defined the character of the worldwide rescue effort, with other wealthy nations playing catch - up.»

For their part, China and India blame the US and other wealthy nations for not accepting deeper cuts, since they share the brunt of historic responsibility.

Climate Change Authority chair Bernie Fraser says other wealthy nations have already pledged far deeper emissions cuts than Australia.

The United States pays three times as much per citizen as the average of other wealthy nations — far more than even the second - highest spender, Switzerland, adding up to $ 3 trillion a year.

On average, in comparisons with other wealthy nations, the U. S. turns out not to take good care of its children.

But perhaps most embarrassing are Japan and South Korea, ranked 105th and 111th respectively — no other wealthy nation comes close.

Meanwhile, the EU will urge the US, Japan and other wealthy nations to mimic its aggressive approach to slashing public debt when G20 finance ministers gather in Washington on Wednesday.

Of course, the other wealthy nations and their corporations are complicit in this new American imperialism.

The number of people with dementia in the US, UK and other wealthy nations has gone down in recent years — a healthy lifestyle can make a difference

BALI, Indonesia (AP)-- China insisted Friday the U.S. and other wealthy nations should bear the burden of curbing global warming, saying the problem was created by their lavish way of life.

Other wealthy nations, so - called developed countries, struggling with their own economic worries, immigration crises, or controversial energy dilemmas, have apparently followed the U.S. lead and fallen in line.