Sentences with phrase «world policy questions»

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We at the Bank of Canada are grappling with this question, and it is being debated by economists and policy - makers around the world.

This research area covers rules governing trade between Canada and other countries or among Canadian provinces, the impact of trade restrictions or of their removal, and policy issues affecting the ability of Canadians to compete in world markets, including questions of international economic cooperation.

The more interesting question is how can we embrace and support an unprecedented opportunity — for businesses, investors, policy makers and anyone excited by where new worlds may be forming.

A large percentage of the citizens of the world (including people within Europe) question neo-liberal policies.

We should have asked real questions about the grievances caused throughout the world by our economic and foreign policies, military occupations and wars — but of course we don't want to go there!

But regardless of whether or not you support Trump's policies, we all need to ask hard questions about how his online behaviour is affecting our world.

The Revolution of 1989 in east and central Europe» a world - historical series of events ignited by moral passion, informed by moral conviction, sustained by deft and morally sophisticated politics, and supported by a resolute demonstration that the Soviet Union could not compete with the United States in a serious arms race» raised further questions about classic foreign - policy realism and its narrow focus on «hard power» as the analytic prism for understanding both the dynamics of world politics and the exigencies of American foreign policy.

Perhaps best known for his text on the sociology of religion, The Sacred Canopy, Berger has also shown a keen interest in issues of development and public policy and in the nature of religious belief in the modern world, as evident in A Far Glory: The Question of Faith in an Age of Credulity (1992) and in his most recent book, Redeeming Laughter: The Comic Dimension of Human Experience.

«While I applaud their moral vision of justice and commitment to the poor,» he explains, «as a social scientist I question the adequacy of the letter's analysis of Third World poverty and the implied policy prescriptions for alleviating it.»

«This time around, I expect to ask President Trump a number of policy questions but also about how he is processing his amazing achievement: A man with no political experience winning the most powerful office in the world.»

She is not the first to question that; earlier this year, I read an intriguing essay by legal scholar Katherine Franke in the anthology, Marriage at the Crossroads Law, Policy, and the Brave New World of Twenty - First - Century Families, comparing the experience of African - American slaves who, once freed after the Civil War, also became free to marry — but «free» is a relative word.

Using a world café model, groups discussed four questions: what are the common points of toxic stress within our region, how can we prevent the pile up of chronic and toxic stress on babies, how do we currently build the skills of adults in our region, and how can we work smarter and how can our policies better support our families and communities.

One of the questions facing European policy - makers today is thus how Europe can exert influence in an increasingly globalised world despite its comparative decline in military strength and economic capacity vis - a-vis the new emerging powers.

The unexpected election of Donald Trump as US President raises many profound questions about the growth of populist politics around the world and the nature of his future policy programme at home and abroad.

Questions - future of the euro, House of Lords size, council tax freeze in Wales Debate - changing world of employment Debate - government policies on family budgets Short debate - transforming water from source of conflict into basis for cooperation in Middle East

The first «World Conference on Untouchability» has prompted questions in the House of Commons and the House of Lords about government policy towards the global human rights problem of caste discrimination, which afflicts almost 250 million people in countries from Japan to Nigeria.

Addressing these questions, experts say, will require a scientific work force that can bridge the natural and social sciences and translate research into real - world solutions and specific, local policy prescriptions.

They observe the world, question and even offer solutions to worldly conditions,» said Olga Francois, senior project director of outreach and engagement for the AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowships.

Examples include: concerns about where cloud computing companies are storing their data, fights over who should be in charge of Internet policy, questions about how the less - developed world can provide Internet access to all and help them cross the «digital divide,» cyberwarfare, the right to be forgotten, and many more.

Over the course of 2016, they travel the world attempting to solidify and «lock - in» policies that they believe will define their legacy, promote diplomacy over large - scale military action, and fundamentally alter how the US government confronts questions of war and peace, as they prepare to hand over the machinery of American power to a new administration.

We were standing on part the answer to that kid's question — the stage of Chalmette High School's magnificent theatre — far from the swearing - in ceremony and the scene of the next day's massive protests, far from the world of ed reform conferences, blogs, policy briefs, and Tweets.

That world is sadly and loudly dominated by schools with a remarkable sameness, and we don't hear a lot of policy - makers questioning how innovative they are.

This week, the New York Times invited a few members of the education policy world to answer the question...

In the policy world, we are asking a lot of questions: What exactly is alternative education?

As we head into the second decade of the 21st century, two vexing policy questions stand out not only in the U.S. but in countries around the world: How do we produce more students with strong preparation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), along with the habits of mind vital for a 21st - century workforce?

As someone who is attempting to straddle the worlds of policy and classroom practice, I frequently encounter questions about the future of teaching.

As part of our ongoing effort to promote JPAM authors to the APPAM membership and the public policy world at large, we are asking JPAM authors to answer a few questions to promote their research article on the APPAM website.

There is no question that American policies and globalization have oppressed citizens in Second and Third World countries.

My blog is a way of focusing on actual arguments about climate change policies as they unfold, teasing out these arguments the often hidden ethical questions, and inviting the world to see these questions not as «value neutral» scientific or economic questions but as ethical issues.

But the U.S. balked, and the slow progress of the U.S. Congress on a climate deal and its refusal to support the policies that keep climate change as far under 2 degrees C as possible must be leaving the rest of the world questioning the U.S.'s commitment.

``... the company [Exxon Mobil], the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

So, back to my original question: What do you think climate science and policy would look like if the IPCC worked for the World Bank, instead of the UNFCCC?

I asked the same question of policy makers around the world and they said it's a good document, but the comment ended right there.

At the same time, the company, the world's largest oil and gas concern, has increased donations to Washington - based policy groups that, like Exxon itself, question the human role in global warming and argue that proposed government policies to limit carbon dioxide emissions associated with global warming are too heavy handed.

Now is the time for consumers, investors, public prosecutors, policy makers, and others to demand answers to the above questions, and insist that major fossil energy producers use their enormous resources and technical capacity to make real plans for a 2 °C world.

ChinaFAQs is a project facilitated by the World Resources Institute that provides insight into critical questions about Chinese policy and action on energy and climate change.

This way people with very different understandings of science and policy problems and with very different world views would have time to work together to fashion real progress on interdisciplinary, policy - oriented questions from governments.

My colleagues and I at the World Resources Institute worked with the United Nations and several esteemed partners on a Caring for Climate report to answer these questions and create a common standard for engaging responsibly in climate policy debates.

This would still not necessarily lead to mitigation policies because the question: in a warming world will we be better off?

Public policy is what is at stake after all and asking the questions: is the world warming?

A new analysis from the World Resources Institute (WRI) seeks to answer that question by looking at seven different studies that estimate what the US» annual emissions levels will be in 2025 under a range of possible scenarios based on Trump's policies (such as whether the Trump Admin succeeds in overturning the Clean Power Plan or not) versus what would happen if Obama's policies were left intact.

What truly set it apart, though, was the 45 - minute question and answer period, in which the EU negotiators on agriculture (some of the biggest proponents of CSA), a man frfrom the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project (a World Bank pilot project on CSA), and a senior policy advisor on CSA from the FAO, took the floor.

He is a patient attorney who will listen to your questions and help you understand the unfamiliar world of compensation claims and insurance policies.

This person would understand both worlds enough to know what questions to ask, what issues to pose, and what policies to impose or recommend.

Begin your journey to clear up some misconceptions about life insurance by answering a few simple questions, then get a policy overview from Farmers New World Life Insurance Company.

However, in the life insurance world, policies without health questions are accompanied exclusions and limited coverage.

While we are encouraged that each of these bills would make the world better, we can't help but wish that they would get to the root of the problem by seriously questioning the policy behind patenting software to begin with.

The International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project (ITC Project) was established in 2002 to assess the effectiveness of national policy provisions in the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.5, 6 ITC Project studies have been undertaken in more than 20 countries, following up nationally representative cohorts of smokers, asking questions about smoking attitudes, behaviour and exposure to different tobacco control policies and activPolicy Evaluation Project (ITC Project) was established in 2002 to assess the effectiveness of national policy provisions in the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.5, 6 ITC Project studies have been undertaken in more than 20 countries, following up nationally representative cohorts of smokers, asking questions about smoking attitudes, behaviour and exposure to different tobacco control policies and activpolicy provisions in the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.5, 6 ITC Project studies have been undertaken in more than 20 countries, following up nationally representative cohorts of smokers, asking questions about smoking attitudes, behaviour and exposure to different tobacco control policies and activities.