Sentences with phrase «pursuit of economic»

Few would argue against the pursuit of economic development.

We have come to recognise that our long - term well - being depends as much on the promotion of a strong, vibrant society and the ongoing repair of our environment as it does on the pursuit of economic development.

There is growing acceptance that our modern lives, hallmarked by «individualism» and the pursuit of economic growth and material wealth, are eroding those things that help keep us both mentally and physically well.

I wish only to add a further decision which, although concerning a State's obligations under Article 27 of ICCPR, is relevant to the extent to which States are permitted a margin of appreciation where the pursuit of economic activities is inconsistent with the culture and tradition of Indigenous people.

In the view of the Commission, the private investor test can only be applied in the context of the pursuit of an economic activity, not in the context of the exercise of regulatory powers.

And they raise an eyebrow at the contrast between the apocalyptic, absolutist rhetoric with which these schemes are regularly defended and their actual details, which seem mostly designed to enable the globe's statesmen to greenwash the pursuit of economic and political self - interest.

A steady state economy provides a real potential for sustainability that simply can not derive from continuous pursuit of economic growth.

The globe is not unreachable or inaccessible to people of black descent who are rapidly moving into all corners of the world in pursuit of economic or career interests, further studies, medical reasons or even marital bliss..

China will steer local governments away from the pursuit of economic growth at all costs and beef up their powers to punish polluters as part of a campaign to reverse the damage done by three decades of unchecked expansion.

He noted that another crucial aspects of Ghana's foreign policy objectives was the pursuit of economic diplomacy; stating that «Ghana's international relations over the years in terms of bilateral engagement as they relate to our economic diplomacy agenda had been varied across political dispensations.

New York State has never relented in the pursuit of economic justice and through progressive leadership, we have demonstrated the capacity of government to make a meaningful difference in the lives of working families.

A third reason for questioning economic growth is that as a means to an end, green republicans focus on the threshold beyond which the pursuit of economic growth does not add to human flourishing, or a healthy democratic polity, and associated forms of active citizenship and the civic fabric of a free society.

Whereas for Reagan and Bush economistic goals were the goals, for Clinton and Gore they continue to be the dominant goals but environmental health is also an important goal that may require limitations to the pursuit of economic gain.

The CAC said the inspections had discovered problems in management, training and other areas resulting in part from «the blind pursuit of economic benefit.»

Not exact matches

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week, van Houten won the Fortune Award for Circular Economy Leadership for his pursuit of a circular economy — development without waste.

A recent survey conducted by the Asia Pacific Foundation shows a slim majority of Canadians (55 per cent) support the pursuit of a free - trade agreement and that 64 per cent are concerned Canada will become more susceptible to economic and political pressure from Beijing.

China sent troops to fight on North Korea's side in the 1950 - 53 Korean War, but relations have suffered in recent years over the North's reluctance to implement Chinese - style economic reforms and Kim's continued pursuit of nuclear bombs and the missiles to deliver them.

Dimon, however, seems to think this money would be better spent elsewhere in pursuit of greater economic growth.

Dissatisfaction with the Ma Ying - jeou administration and its pursuit of a closer economic relationship with China, however, did leave a mark on the 2016 elections.

The protection or pursuit of «gold» by nations, that is, of economic self - interest in a modern (i.e., capitalist) mode, is not the primary cause of modern wars.

In Pursuit: Of Happiness and Good Governmentby charles murraysimon and schuster, 341 pages, $ 19.95 In January of 1964 President Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisers helped launch the War on Poverty by including in its annual report a chapter on «The Problem of Poverty in America.&raquOf Happiness and Good Governmentby charles murraysimon and schuster, 341 pages, $ 19.95 In January of 1964 President Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisers helped launch the War on Poverty by including in its annual report a chapter on «The Problem of Poverty in America.&raquof 1964 President Lyndon Johnson's Council of Economic Advisers helped launch the War on Poverty by including in its annual report a chapter on «The Problem of Poverty in America.&raquof Economic Advisers helped launch the War on Poverty by including in its annual report a chapter on «The Problem of Poverty in America.&raquof Poverty in America.»

Politicians know this, and behind their «ritualistic allusions» to liberty, peace, and democracy they operate on the assumption that voters demand of them no more than an ever expanding economic abundance to satisfy their narrow and self «absorbed pursuit of personal freedom.

Whereas we put religion in the sphere of private life and promote economic pursuits — such as transnational corporate trade and dealings on the stock market — to the level of universal norms, Muslims accord that status to matters religious.

So also a university in a free society is devoted in intellectual freedom to the pursuit of the universal, liberating knowledge and wisdom that are objectives of the society; it is on the other hand a teaching institution where men are equipped to direct the affairs of the governmental, legal, cultural, educational and economic institutions of the society.

The theory that human beings in pursuit of their own interests will automatically establish a harmonious society, provided everyone has an equal voice in political affairs, is no more true than the corresponding thesis in economic affairs.

From this finding, he adduces that Weber was probably wrong in assuming the necessity of rationalized religion for establishing a uniform hierarchy of values that challenged traditionalism and supplied motivation for the pursuit of rational economic activities.

(a) Philosophical preoccupation with the various types of cultural activities on an idealistic basis (Johann Gottfried Herder, G. W. F. Hegel, Johann Gustav Droysen, Hermann Steinthal, Wilhelm Wundt); (b) legal studies (Aemilius Ludwig, Richter, Rudolf Sohm, Otto Gierke); (c) philology and archeology, both stimulated by the romantic movement of the first decades of the nineteenth century; (d) economic theory and history (Karl Marx, Lorenz von Stein, Heinrich von Treitschke, Wilhelm Roscher, Adolf Wagner, Gustav Schmoller, Ferdinand Tonnies); (e) ethnological research (Friedrich Ratzel, Adolf Bastian, Rudolf Steinmetz, Johann Jakob Bachofen, Hermann Steinthal, Richard Thurnwald, Alfred Vierkandt, P. Wilhelm Schmidt), on the one hand; and historical and systematical work in theology (church history, canonical law — Kirchenrecht), systematic theology (Schleiermacher, Richard Rothe), and philosophy of religion, on the other, prepared the way during the nineteenth century for the following era to define the task of a sociology of religion and to organize the material gathered by these pursuits.7 The names of Max Weber, Ernst Troeltsch, Werner Sombart, and Georg Simmel — all students of the above - mentioned older scholars — stand out.

Premised on the idea that the basic activity of life is the inescapable pursuit of what Hobbes called the «power after power that ceaseth only in death» — Alexis de Tocqueville would later describe it as «inquietude» or «restlessness» — the endless quest for fewer obstacles to self - fulfillment and greater power to actuate the ceaseless cravings of the human soul requires ever - accelerating forms of economic growth and pervasive consumption.

Lives are restricted by harsh working conditions and the common assets of a community are degraded in the pursuit of endless economic growth.

Because our culture has for so long insidiously taught citizens that the good life is measured by their economic success and participation in the consumer society, it is small wonder so many believe that politics is a burden that conflicts with their pursuit of what really matters.

The pursuit of happiness became the private accumulation of economic wealth and the chief end of government became protection of the market place.

Their life as an «odd sect» with the simplest of economic pursuits within occupied territory did not give occasion for such responsibility.

Cobb thinks the pursuit of continued economic growth within an integrated, liberalizing, market - based global economy will lead to increased social injustice and ecological destruction.

from individualism in religion and society to corporate existence; from spiritual and economic selfishness to the truth of the community and of the world which God loves; from rigid doctrines of private property to the original purposes for which God gave his earth to his human family; from privatization of life to Trinitarian communion; from ritual preoccupations to pursuit of justice; from law to grace and from sacrifices to mercy.

The unimpeded pursuit of general economic growth, directed only by market mechanisms, is suicidal.

The partisan divide between the core cities Cabinet's leadership and the Conservative - Liberal Democrat government is now being put aside in pursuit of the common goal of economic growth, experts claim.

While orthodox economic growth can clearly improve life chances in the context of a low level of material development, not least if accompanied by explicitly pro-poor and distributive policies, there comes a point beyond which the continued pursuit of such growth begins to undermine human flourishing.

Yet the disparate movements were united by the pursuit of freedom, dignity, and economic opportunity.

It is something that the recent independence movements in Scotland, the Basque and Catalan regions have demonstrated, going as far as to the point of asking whether city - regions should have the right to «go it alone» as de facto city states, in the pursuit of their perceived opportunities, rather than being tied to the (economic) interests of wider territories (regions, states).

The Outdoor Industry Association released its report for all 435 congressional districts in the U.S., and NY - 21 is solidly in the top 20 in terms of economic output related to outdoor pursuits, to the tune of $ 1.5 billion annually.

Vince Cable's speech to the Royal Economic society is being reported as undermining the Chancellor in his pursuit of a budget surplus.

«There is an extreme eurosceptic fringe of the Tory party who are prepared to do almost anything, including risk Britain's economic future, in pursuit of their agenda,» Lib Dem foreign affairs spokesperson Martin Horwood told politics.co.uk.

But he insisted that the pursuit of wealth «is no longer, if it ever was, enough to meet people's deepest hopes and aspirations», adding: «The spirit of our age demands social values as well as economic values.»

The acceptance of the Economic and Organized Crime Office cheque by the Attorney General and the deception of the public by the Attorney General that it is part payment for the refund ordered by the Court brings into question the competence of the Attorney General and the Government in pursuit of the interest of the Republic,» he added.

The acceptance of the Economic and Organized Crime Office cheque by the Attorney General and the deception of the public by the Attorney General that it is part payment for the refund ordered by the Court brings into question the competence of the Attorney General and the Government in pursuit of the interest of the Republic.

While calling for mobilization of all strata of the society in the pursuit of good governance, the governor added that credible political representation and promotion of social governance would result in good economic governance.

Several of Trump's top economic policy jobs may go unfilled for days or even weeks after he is sworn in Friday, potentially slowing his pursuit of an ambitious domestic policy agenda that includes an overhaul of the tax code, repeal of the Affordable Care Act, infrastructure spending and broad deregulation.

There may be no economic matter more urgent, difficult to unravel and more sensitive to the pursuit of the average person in Ondo State than the current indignity foisted on the people by poverty orchestrated by maladministration and priority misplacement by the current administration.

It is time to maintain and build prosperity over the pursuit of entirely theoretical and untested economic models

History lesson With the advent of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the CEQ was set up to ensure that the federal government adequately conducted the newly required environmental impact statements, resolved disputes on environmental subjects among agencies as well as states, and generally ensured that NEPA's goal of «productive harmony» among human economic pursuits and the natural environment came to pass.