Topic Sustainability of economic growth

Importantly, globalization has increased the opportunities for a shift towards environmentally sustainable economic growth, or green growth .

Remotely possible Would require 5 annual growth and redistribution of 0.03 of GDP or growth in excess of 6

It was noted that the growth in electronic commerce (e commerce) was dramatically increasing the possibilities for criminal exploitation.

Non energy GDP growth from 1998 2005 is projected at 6.5 per cent, which rises to 9.5 per cent if energy and industrial mega projects are included.

The expansion of renewable energy production also holds great potential for boosting economic growth. Over the past decade, 370,000 new jobs have been created in the sector, and exports of renewable energy technology are rising rapidly, totaling roughly 30 billion from 2006 to 2008.

(b) Use of renewable sources of energy as rural growth impulses

Some 15 per cent increase per season can credibly be credited to improved domestic yields, but the further 15 per cent increase is likely to be smuggled cocoa from Côte d'Ivoire.

But there is no reason why trade should grow faster than GDP forever. Indeed, even if there were no trade barriers at all, trade might grow significantly more slowly than GDP in some periods.

Compared to countries with very slow growth rates, countries with reasonably high growth rates should borrow. But when a country s growth rate continues to increase, its saving rate would increase faster than its investment rate, so it is more likely to run a current account surplus.

Similarly, without dynamic, growth oriented economic policies supporting a healthy private sector capable of generating jobs, income and tax revenues over time, sustainable economic growth will not be achieved.

The long term sustainability of debt also depends on the growth and export prospects of debtor countries.

Does Growth Have a Future?

Equally, a reduction in interest rates frees up space in the budget for increases in social expenditure.

Increases in production will probably lag somewhat behind increases in sales, as businesses respond at lower inventory levels than desired.

High technology communications may represent an emerging growth sector for Guam.

Therefore, business incubators not only increase the SMEs likelihood of survival, they also accelerate their growth.

Tax policies may need to be reformed to promote those services industries that exhibit export potential and could contribute most to overall socio economic growth in the long run.

In the long run, it is reasonable to expect that revenue growth would be broadly consistent with economic growth and, as it stands, there is little acceleration on this front. Earnings can grow faster than revenues for a prolonged (though not indefinite) period, if companies cut costs or reduce investment a trend that would, over time, lower depreciation charges.

A thorough management review was essential and zero based budgeting was an avenue that should be explored.

However, the largest near term market growth will involve micromachined integrated silicon sensor devices.

The budget proposals were already likely to represent absolute growth of over 5.4 per cent.

Other parts of Asia have also experienced growth, with 20 Mt. of expansion, while South American capacity has risen by 8 Mt. and Middle East capacity by over 10 Mt., which is a notable increase for the region.

80. While economic growth does not guarantee stability, satisfaction or social peace, without growth there can be no sustained increase in household or government spending, in private or public capital formation, in health or social welfare.

Even in a situation with relatively slow demand growth and weak prices, new capacity may still be added successfully if production costs are low enough.

35. Sustainable economic growth must entail enlisting the full capabilities and energies of human society.

Also, growth could be brought to an abrupt halt by falling world commodity prices.

It remained likely that, in the normal course, the assets would grow in real terms by another 50 per cent over the next two or three decades.

Does Austerity Promote Economic Growth?

That growth can be measured by the increased trade in goods and services between nations, which in turn cannot be maintained without flows of migrants and of the information and ideas which motivate them to cross borders.

212. The preferred approach is to control demographic growth, sustain the rate of economic growth, create as many jobs as possible and improve labour productivity, in particular by upgrading workers apos qualifications.

When economic growth brings with it such harms to people as indicated by a rise in the rates of inequality and increased vulnerability for the most vulnerable it cannot be considered good. When growth in productivity and consumption produces unsustainable depletion of the world's resources and harm to the ecosystem, it cannot be considered good.

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries witnessed record growth rates offering them an opportunity to be the engine of economic growth that fosters region wide development.

The Minister for Finance and Planning on 27 July estimated that the country could nevertheless attain a year on year growth of 1 , provided that inflation is kept in check.

Only African countries themselves can ensure sustainable growth and development on the African continent.

30. Although it was true that there was no automatic link between economic growth and human development, the developing countries were caught in a vicious circle, because sustained economic growth was also doubtful in the absence of a certain level of human development. Those countries either stagnated economically, realized marginal growth, or took a much longer route to sustained economic growth.

Is there a law that I can tell you not to grow?

Europe s Dysfunctional Growth Compact

There is an urgent need to harness new and renewable sources of energy to meet the growing energy needs of these rural areas.

Other possible constraints on growth included a lull or even reversal of the trend in appreciating housing prices in many large economies and a significant rise in long term interest rates and risk adverse financial markets.

The emissions are likely to grow considerably, but less than the 30 per cent suggested in the quot with measures quot projection in the communication, owing to continued imports of electricity and lower economic growth.

The Nehruvian emphasis on socially inclusive growth is not simple leftism the Congress party supports growth and led the liberalization that made growth possible. But we wish to see the benefits of that growth reach the weakest and poorest sections of Indian society.

With the current measures, emissions of all GHGs could increase by 6 per cent by 2000 without further growth in the energy intensive industry.

Growth is likely to remain at 0.3 in the third quarter, although it will start to pick up slightly at the end of the year, according to the Bank.

Relative poverty, however, is significant.