Economic Policy s Narrative Imperative

But, then again, perhaps a crisis is exactly the occasion to rethink the longer term goals of global economic policy.

International competitiveness became the mantra of German economic policymaking.

The objectives of the new monetary policy approach are admirable.

Second, what are the purposes and priorities of foreign policy?

In these circumstances, policy inertia is not an option. This is especially true in the advanced economies, where policymakers must address the issues more forcefully.

For any foreign policy needs clear goals.

The two were often at odds over economic, social, and religious policies.

Iraq s state owned enterprises were the cornerstone of Saddam Hussein s economic policy.

Those problems concern the state of economics and economic policy advice.

Pembuatan kebijakan ekonomi selama lima tahun terakhir di eurozone menjadi ironi yang luar biasa.

Accordingly, US policymakers should have only limited aims in dealing with North Korea, and they should recognize that they will be achieved only by linking them to economic benefits for the Kim regime.

The only economic policy put into effect took the form of industrial subsidies.

Start with economic policy and the deliberate unbalancing of the US government's long term finances. The aim clearly has been to sharpen the financial crisis of the social welfare state and bring about a permanent reduction in government wealth re distribution.

The first distinct accomplishment of the Clinton Administration was to adopt some key mainstream choices of economic policymaking.

Clearly, the responsibility to implement sound economic policies rests with African countries themselves.

Start with economic policy and the deliberate unbalancing of the US government's long term finances.

For decades, political debate in Europe focused largely on economic institutions and policies.

A second line of action is to strengthen the international institutions soft powers to aim for more consistent economic policies, especially by systemically important economies.

In the process, America s new foreign policy priorities and objectives are becoming increasingly clear.

We should take care, however, not to confuse the means and ends of policy. Better and faster communication is not a valuable end in itself, at least for diplomats.

We should take care, however, not to confuse the means and ends of policy.

Global economic policy making remains very much a Western game.

Moreover, they often result in different policy prescriptions.

The answer is at the same time simple and rich in consequences for economic policy.

He developed the Lucas critique of economic policymaking, which holds that relationships that appear to hold in the economy, such as an apparent relationship between inflation and unemployment, could change in response to changes in economic policy.

Nor does the Treaty do enough to strengthen coordination of Europe s economic and budgetary policies.

Yes, Argentina's government made huge mistakes its politicians sinned against the gods of monetary economics.

Today, short run economic policy cannot just be left to the central bank alone.

Yet the degree of many candidate countries' economic openness has narrowed the scope for independent monetary policy.

What is worse is when the economic policy response becomes the equivalent of blaming foreigners imposing new forms of trade barriers.

By stealing the economic policy clothes of the Tories, Blair exposed the ambivalent posture of the Conservative Party in Britain. This ambivalence has been, until now, common to almost all mainstream center right parties in Europe.

The international coordination of world economic policies, as formalized in the recent G 20 statement, is unprecedented in history.

Immediately after World War II, it was at the heart of French economic policy.

Moreover, they often result in different policy prescriptions.

First, it s tough enough for leaders within the Chinese Communist Party elite to agree on economic policy priorities.

But in reality, few policy choices are Paretian.

By stealing the economic policy clothes of the Tories, Blair exposed the ambivalent posture of the Conservative Party in Britain.

Statement of purpose

Here, we run into a dirty little secret of world politics many commentators on international politics do not know much about economics or economic policy.

Unfortunately, it is difficult for existing NGOs to take up the cause of popularizing global economic policy coordination.

We learn from economic policy failures as well as from successes.

Sarkozy is particularly eager for France to be heard on economic policy. His election victory relied heavily on his plans to reform the labor market and to promote work and innovation.

Sometimes there are policies that can promote both growth and equality, and the job of good economists is to search for them.

Before the Duma election, however, Putin jeopardized this last vestige of responsible economic policy. Currently, Russia s greatest economic concern is growing inflationary pressure, driven especially by food prices.