Governments will not sacrifice near and medium term economic growth for long term environmental benefits.

By contrast, limiting migration slows economic growth and undermines societies long term competitiveness.

However, in order to sustain long term economic growth, active development strategies are required.

The long term driving force of modern economic growth has been science based technological advance.

While projections of China s future growth vary, all predict weaker economic performance in the short term and even lower growth rates in the long term.

This manner of governance bodes well neither for economic growth nor democracy in the long term.

To reach the next stage of economic development, China needs a new growth model. Reliance on investment will not enable China to achieve stable, long term growth and prosperity on the contrary it may well inflict serious long term damage on economic performance.

Reliance on investment will not enable China to achieve stable, long term growth and prosperity on the contrary it may well inflict serious long term damage on economic performance.

Generating the rapid long term economic growth that Latin American countries need requires that they fulfill three conditions.

But demand management is only part of the job when it comes to fostering long term economic growth.

Argentina s long term GDP growth has been disappointing.

By enhancing the welfare state s efficiency, economic progress can occur without sacrificing this crucial source of long term growth.

The catch is that the multiplier turns negative by year two extra government spending contracts, rather than expands, medium term and long term economic growth.

Cutting these programs will lower American economic growth in the long term, with negative consequences both at home and abroad.

Serious, long term economic consequences would follow.

China s fundamental priorities remain economic, reflecting its leaders belief that their regime s long term survival presupposes the continuation of rapid growth.

Only long term, market oriented, economically viable, and sustainable energy options can ensure economic growth in both producing and consuming countries.

Pro cyclical fiscal adjustment tends to encourage a short term orientation towards economic policy, which limits long term investments in infrastructure and human capital, thus constraining growth.

As a result, economic growth and job creation remain lackluster, with the availability of investment finance for long term productive assets essential to sustainable growth severely limited.

But there are reforms that can facilitate economic adjustment, and thus ease social pain by countering the growth in long term unemployment.

Such developments would significantly deplete Bosnia and Herzegovina's chances of establishing a more reliable investment environment, and hamper stabilization of economic growth, because long term poverty reduction depends on achievement of sustainable economic growth.

High oil prices also threaten to slow long term productivity growth.

Romney overstates his tax proposals long term growth effects as well.

This manner of governance bodes well neither for economic growth nor democracy in the long term. For when you drown puppies, they sink.

These are key issues in the short term, but, as every economist knows, long run economic growth is determined mainly by improving productivity.

Democracies not only out perform dictatorships when it comes to long term economic growth, but also outdo them in several other important respects.

The long term economic benefits of an effective competition policy, in particular its contribution to the growth and export competitiveness of developing countries

To achieve sustained growth, a balance between short term and long term objectives must be struck.

The resilience and adaptability that they provide are crucial to supporting long term economic growth and job creation no matter what the future brings.

Long term growth depends not on foreign demand, but on domestic supply.

Finally, innovation must be promoted as a long term generator of growth.

This not only impaired long term growth, but also increased food insecurity.

But correcting imbalances and addressing short term slowdowns or recessions, while important, should not be allowed to overshadow the need to establish long term conditions for solid and sustainable economic growth.

Its economic reconstruction remains a long term and arduous task.

They also set targets for the environment, because they understood its centrality to long term economic growth, human development, and the stability of the planet.

Donors should lend their support by backing long term solutions aimed at increasing food production, slowing population growth, and mitigating long term global climate change.

This trend will spell trouble for longer term global economic growth.

As such, analysed the long term relationships between population, economic activities, manpower and education, in 14 African countries, with long term projections.

It is therefore essential that Brazil s private and public sectors do their utmost to sustain long term growth by making the economic environment more business friendly.

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.

Otherwise, it will be impossible to achieve long term poverty reduction and inclusive growth.

The trick for the Chinese government will be to quell inflation in a way that does not compromise its long term goal of continued strong economic growth.

Faced with the trade off between economic growth in the short run and over the medium to long term, these central banks are opting for the latter.

CAMBRIDGE Robert Gordon of Northwestern University is a distinguished economist whose work in macroeconomics and studies of long term economic growth have properly earned him high regard.

But a revival of economic growth in the short term is unlikely.