Obviously, private firms are motivated by self interest, and that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Unlike the movement s sponsors, the crowds chanting USA! USA! do not appear to be motivated by economic self interest.

In short, mainstream economics and the concept of homo economicus recognizes only half of what makes us human. We are undoubtedly motivated by self interest.

But, without closer monitoring, SWFs will inevitably face politically motivated restrictions by some host countries, so it is in their interest to intensify their efforts at self regulation.

But so can enlightened self interest.

But there is more reshaping to come, again fostered by mutual self interest, rather than by fiat.

Fundamentalists believe that markets tend towards equilibrium and the common interest is best served by allowing participants to pursue their self interest.

This is in their long term self interest.

Psychologists have stressed that there is a narrative basis to human thinking people remember and are motivated by stories, particularly human interest stories about real people.

Today, they receive the sharper impulse of self interest.

But real parallel progress, driven by necessity and self interest, is becoming the most likely medium term path.

This closer embrace of Cuba mixes self interest with calculation.

Naked self interest should persuade the advanced countries as well.

The self interest in upholding them together is also clear.

As long as they could not exercise their right of self determination, it would be impossible to keep young people motivated.

For example, because atheists supposedly lack a moral compass, they should be guided by pure self interest and walk by the drowning child.

According to a press release by the Senate, the quick approval, without amendments, was motivated by the interest that the bill becomes law during NETmundial, which starts today April 23, 2014, in São Paulo.

So you're building on something that is not pure self interest.

Ideas matter, as much or perhaps even more than self interest.

We should seek China s integration as a matter of self interest.

What Thaksin did for the poor required only political self interest.

This is a matter of morality, security and enlightened self interest.

Global income redistribution by the rich countries should be viewed as a matter not of charity, but of enlightened self interest.

To add insult to injury, self interest has been portrayed as altruism.

International cooperation is in our self interest and needs to be mustered.

The measures that it takes to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity are not tactically motivated posturing but rather legal acts of self defence, recognized as such by the United Nations Charter.

China is now also motivated by nationalism, and it will rise as high as a motivated population of 1.3 billion people can.

He showed that public officials, like everyone else, are driven by self interest and governed by the rules and constraints operating in their economic environment.

This debate is at the cutting edge of today s globalization, yet it is clouded by a healthy dose of national self interest.

Our perceptions of self interest are always filtered through the lens of ideas.

Buchanan concluded that politicians pursuit of self interest inevitably leads to poor outcomes.

The moral society, based on decent self interest, that Thatcher hoped to establish became the greedy society, based on coarse self regard.

A crucial general principle in this respect is the principle on self interest threat a self interest threat occurs when a director could benefit from a financial or other interest in the enterprise as a result of unethical behavior or lack of independence (FEE, 2003b).

Thus, Americans pursued their self interest, but in a way that was rightly understood.

But what they see is small mindedness and the pursuit of narrow self interest.

Each of them was motivated by the horrific lessons of the past.

Those involved in these crimes are usually motivated by one thing profit.

However, third parties affected by these decisions may take legal action against members of constituted bodies, especially if they consider or allege that those individuals have improperly disclosed confidential information or have performed official functions motivated by conflict of interest.

Opponents of nuclear power have suggested that self interest has compromised the Chernobyl Forum s integrity.

Bankers can be expected to act in their self interest on the basis of incentives.

We may not want politicians to be driven by self interest, but we need to acknowledge that they have selves, which are formed by a multitude of factors and passions.

Strong economic and ethnic pressure groups fight for their self interested definitions of the national interest.

The current change in market sentiment is also motivated by two significant policy changes.

News organizations argue that the policy is motivated by respect for the alleged victims.

Any effective response, therefore, must be grounded in a sense of global solidarity and enlightened self interest.