A de facto policy of inflating away the debt might stoke such fears further.

Poverty reduction requires both economic and social policies that reach people.

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Cut Now, Save Later

But politics, alas, is politics.

In comparison, spending 3 billion annually on mosquito nets, environmentally safe indoor DDT sprays, and subsidies for effective new combination therapies could halve the total number of those infected within one decade. For the money it takes to save one life with carbon cuts, smarter policies could save 78,000 lives.

For the money it takes to save one life with carbon cuts, smarter policies could save 78,000 lives.

Without action, the economy faces the threat of declining consumption and even shrinking output.

Ukraine s politics are not those of the steppe.

If the gossips decide it's politics, it will be politics.

The benefits of tax cut fueled growth would trickle down to all policies that have become fashionable in Europe and elsewhere, but that have failed.

Such policies have been needed to counter the deflationary pressures caused by the need for painful deleveraging in the wake of large buildups of public and private debt.

Why Ukraine Deserves a Haircut

So every planned euro of deficit reduction delivers less than a euro of actual deficit reduction.

The policy worked.

Blood Politics

Piñata Politics

Foreign policy .

Constitutional Politics

Monetary Policy.

Fiscal Policy.

Labor Policy.

The Politics of Frustration

The Politics of Fun

The Politics of Values

The Politics of Islamophobia

Energy policy

Privacy Policy

Tribal politics

US Politics?

These reductions have already left their mark.

They are demanding shorter working hours.

Desperate actions such as huge tax cuts, or huge cuts in interest rates, almost always fail. With prudent management, a slowdown will likely be short and mild.

But even the International Monetary Fund argued that contractions, such as cutbacks in government spending, were just that contractionary.

Desperate actions such as huge tax cuts, or huge cuts in interest rates, almost always fail.

My view is that strong policies on the African side, with strong support from the international community, offer the best prospects for sustained growth and poverty reduction in Africa.

Most of the pain is deferred, which is precisely why such cuts are politically attractive.

By reducing primary expenses, then reducing taxes.

Why care about the loss of biodiversity? Clearly, the loss of fish stocks deprives our palates, and puts parts of our food supply at risk.

Why care about the loss of biodiversity?

These rhythmic contractions are part of the male orgasm.

The politics is clear to see.

Predatory Competition Policy

Hard to be Easing

Raúl Castro Reaches Out