Why does Africa continue to perform poorly, despite two decades of structural reform? Most African governments have liberalized their trade regimes, deregulated their economies, and (by most measures) improved the quality of their policymaking.

Why does Africa continue to perform poorly, despite two decades of structural reform?

Likewise, competitiveness losses have been partly reversed as wages have lagged productivity growth, thus reducing unit labor costs, and some structural reforms are ongoing.

France urgently needs structural reforms and thus a strong government.

Political reforms are more likely to be successful if they are preceded by economic reforms.

Economic reform also must begin without delay.

And never mind growth enhancing structural reforms.

We are determined to press ahead with the structural reforms needed to succeed.

What the best structural reforms actually are remains a matter for debate.

Structural reforms, to root out corruption and crony capitalism, were doubtless overdue.

Fiscal discipline remains essential, as are deep structural reforms.

The St. Petersburg liberals pursue market economic reforms.

What is needed is not structural reform within Greece and Spain so much as structural reform of the eurozone s design and a fundamental rethinking of the policy frameworks that have resulted in the monetary union s spectacularly bad performance.

Commercial banks found it advantageous to accumulate weaker countries bonds to earn a few extra basis points, which caused interest rates to converge across the eurozone.

Germany, struggling with the burdens of reunification, undertook structural reforms and became more competitive.

The government's responsibility was to put into effect political and economic reforms, far reaching reforms and these required social peace.

Europe needs structural reforms and tighter fiscal management, not inflation.

Fifth, structural reforms are still occurring at a snail s pace, holding back potential growth.

If structural reforms are not done right, the Brisbane Summit will come to be regarded as a failure.

To be sure, the EU s technocratic focus on structural reforms is having some effect in the region.

Structural reforms however slowly will continue and gradually increase potential and actual growth.

Indeed, the populist rhetoric of Egyptian politicians threatens to undo the economic reforms undertaken by the Mubarak regime.

One is it's got to do economic reform, not fuss about the political constitution.

While structural reforms have lagged, the economy is far less vulnerable than it was in the past.

Now, the pressure is on for structural reforms covering everything from labor markets to taxation.

His strategy the three arrows of massive monetary expansion, increased government spending, and structural reform is theoretically sound.

These structural reforms are much more important than fiscal targets, both in symbolic terms for the rest of Europe and for the Greek economy.

This seems especially true when a government tries to enact radical economic or political reforms.

It is in the clear interest of the West to support Russian attempts at economic reform and democratization.

So, even if these countries were to implement the necessary fiscal and structural reforms, an increase of official resources would nonetheless be needed.

Moreover, monetary policy cannot be a long term substitute for structural reforms and sustainable budgets.

Structural reforms are also necessary in most European economies to bolster competitiveness and boost potential growth.

Structural Booms

Democratic rule, in turn, could give a decisive boost to true economic reform.

Economic reforms of the 1990s generated more opportunity for industries such as tourism to take hold.

Increases in civil service salaries are not a sufficient policy response structural reforms also are needed.

At the same time that political changes helped spread democracy across Latin America, structural economic reforms were strengthened.

Structural reforms are always useful, but increasing productivity takes a long time and does not always translate into higher competitiveness.

This may lead to suppression of pressure from below for economic reform and opening.

To be sure, Putin should be praised for substantial economic reforms during his first three years.

Many governments waste good economic times by postponing the reforms needed to build a prosperous future.

And yet China will find it increasingly difficult to postpone stronger measures that would appease popular demands for fairness, including the establishment of an independent judiciary, which could prove to be no less an imperative than structural economic reforms.

Even structural reforms that will eventually increase productivity growth can be recessionary in the short run.

Eurobonds would not cure disparities in competitiveness eurozone countries would still need to undertake their own structural reforms.

But that assumes that the government will embrace the structural reforms that France s economy so desperately needs.