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It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth.

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Topics: Absolutely Catalyst Clear Government Growth Key Long-Run Plays Promoting Role

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The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society.

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Topics: Always Been Between Drama Enough Great Had History Much Put Russia Russian Simply Society State Too Too Much

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When you're failing, there's a very powerful incentive to put ideology aside and just do what seems to work.

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One of the things that has been very difficult in Libya is the sense of uncertainty - the sense that they haven't actually finished the revolution, that there was still a great deal of uncertainty. That uncertainty has made Libya harder for business in terms of oil and other things as well.

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In a very weak economy, when you say 'cut government spending,' what you mean is you're laying off school teachers and you're de-funding various programs that put money into the economy. This means you have more unemployed people that then draw unemployment benefits and don't pay taxes.

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In a world awash in debt, power shifts to creditors.

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Topics: Creditors Debt Power Shifts World

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Culture follows power.

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Topics: Culture Follows Power

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But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail.

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It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.

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America's growth historically has been fueled mostly by investment, education, productivity, innovation and immigration. The one thing that doesn't seem to have anything to do with America's growth rate is a brutal work schedule.

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Topics: America Anything Been Brutal Education Fueled Growth Historically Immigration Innovation Investment Mostly One Thing Productivity Rate Schedule Seem The One Thing Thing Work

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Journalist

Born: January 20th, 1964

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