And Japan s political stalemate on structural reforms has left it helpless to stem long term economic decline.

Structural reform cannot wait. Nationalism should be channeled toward securing public support for deep economic and social reforms.

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

EMU was designed to encourage structural reforms.

This isn t for lack of structural reforms.

While it relies on profligate subsidies and cash handouts, Thaksinomics also banks on structural reforms to propel economic growth.

Structural reforms to boost productivity will also be crucial to ensure Europe s economic recovery and the survival of its social model.

Individual countries would still need to undertake structural reforms.

Fiscal discipline remains essential, as are deep structural reforms.

In this climate, no progressive structural reforms are likely.

The country was also slow in implementing structural reforms.

There will be no economic growth at the end of the tunnel, and political support for structural reforms will continue to dissipate.

The Spanish government announces additional fiscal cuts and structural reforms.

France urgently needs structural reforms and thus a strong government.

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Europe s salvation now depends on a fundamental change in Germany s economic policy stance, and in France s position on political integration and structural reforms.

Since then, Turkey has focused on financial stability and structural reforms, which have strengthened economic performance and made the country more resilient to shocks.

These countries urgently need structural reforms that can generate more inclusive economic growth and political institutions that channel, rather than suppress, legitimate popular demands.

Responsible economic management, poverty reduction programs, structural reforms, and greater openness to foreign investment have all helped to generate years of low inflation growth.

Likewise, France s economic growth is waning not because France has failed to undertake necessary structural reforms, but because European interest rates are too high.

Nonetheless, years of political paralysis and postponed structural reforms have created vulnerabilities.

If Calderón can strengthen law and order, and use his considerable political skills to reach agreement with the PRI on structural economic reforms, he will succeed.

The West, euphoric from its victory over communism and its seemingly unstoppable economic growth, failed to implement necessary structural reforms (Germany and Sweden were rare exceptions).

But the political reality is that China s government favors rapid growth in the short run over the structural reforms needed to sustain long term economic performance.

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So political constraints may prevent fiscal austerity and structural reforms from being implemented.

Strident calls for structural reforms mainly target labor markets, rather than product markets.

Any loosening by the PBoC should not be used to avoid painful structural reforms.

For the uncompetitive parts of the eurozone, structural reforms can no longer be postponed.

So called structural reforms may help, but the likely gains are small and uncertain.

Likewise, key structural reforms in the judicial, health and public administration sectors were required.

In addition to maintaining sound public finances, German leaders implemented difficult structural reforms aimed at improving international competitiveness, including painful labor market reforms.

Without such structural reforms or returning fiscal surpluses to families through tax cuts and rebates, government investment based stimulus efforts can provide, at best, a short term economic boost.

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

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

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

But, during a period of weak domestic demand, structural reforms might actually exacerbate short term problems.

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

It's election season in Germany, France and Italy, so the time for structural reforms is over.

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

In the former case, politicians implement structural reforms aimed at redistributing costs and benefits among generations.

China s economic problems are more structural than cyclical.

Structural change does not automatically accelerate economic development.

That means that courageous structural reforms must still be pursued in the peripheral countries indeed, throughout Europe.

This would involve less emphasis on fiscal and structural reforms, raising concerns in Berlin, Brussels, and Frankfurt.