Italy s Return to Political Paralysis

In a longer historical perspective, this policy paralysis may not be surprising.

Nevertheless, a growing schism between left and right has led to a distressing level of policy paralysis.

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

Some blame the hybrid nature of de Gaulle s system for France s seeming political paralysis.

The complete policy paralysis that has prevailed during the interregnum between Presidents Bush and Obama has not helped.

Finally, policy paralysis around the US federal budget may be playing the biggest role of all in America s incipient governance crisis. The US public is rabidly opposed to paying higher taxes, yet the trend level of taxation (at around 18 of national income) is not sufficient to pay for the core functions of government.

The alternative is paralysis.

Recent market volatility has been partly a response to the apparent rise in the downside risk of policy paralysis or denial.

But the most important cause, the one that should be addressed before all others because it is eroding Israel s very viability, is the near paralysis of the political system.

The problem is that another election won t fix this political mess, but will likely only ensure continuing paralysis.

In the US, the political system has descended into seemingly intractable partisan paralysis, gravely undermining the system of checks and balances and generating a deepening sense of malaise and frustration.

With the US politically paralyzed by the Republicans infantile political tantrums, and Europe focused on ensuring the survival of the ill conceived euro project, the lack of global leadership was a major complaint at Davos.

The government and the opposition, they have been simply paralyzed.

The first diagnosis was cerebral palsy.

Indeed, Saudi Arabia seems trapped in a state of suspended animation, its body politic sick and infirm. The country is caught between two choices progressive reform or continuing paralysis and decay.

In his recent speech in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke forcefully complained that political paralysis has possibly become the principal impediment to recovery.

Be it the US Congress s paralyzing polarization or Italy s protest vote against the established political order, politicians are being given time to overcome their dysfunction, thereby minimizing any immediate disruptive impact.

Such political paralysis on key economic issues is increasingly unsettling for the US private sector, and for other countries that rely on a strong US at the core of the global economy.

With political paralysis likely to continue in 2013, notwithstanding occasional agreements, the Fed will be busy implementing the paradigm shift for central banking.

The paradox of Akihito s tour for which Singh has appointed a special envoy with ministerial rank to oversee preparations is that Japan is investing substantial political capital to build a strong, long term partnership with India s government at a time when India is gripped by policy paralysis.

Today, however, those flaws have been magnified by its paralysis.

The Haitian government itself has been reduced to paralysis by death and destruction.

Continued international paralysis is indefensible.

The paralysis we are facing should be enough reason to take action.

The Netanyahu government s political paralysis its wait and see philosophy in the face of massive change all around it will end up leaving the initiative in others hands, to the detriment of Israel s national interest.

Occurrence of this type of paresis is altogether uncommon (Lishman 1998).

It can also cause nerve damage, eventually leading to paralysis.

But when they target humanitarian workers and civilians, the consequence is immediate paralysis.

Today s tensions are rooted in paralysis on global rebalancing.

The country is caught between two choices progressive reform or continuing paralysis and decay.

Fortunately, at least half the voters in the region appreciate these improvements otherwise, the situation would be far worse. Nevertheless, a growing schism between left and right has led to a distressing level of policy paralysis.

NEW YORK It is hard for international observers of the United States to grasp the political paralysis that grips the country, and that seriously threatens America s ability to solve its domestic problems and contribute to international problem solving.

The Conference on Disarmament is already going through a period of chronic impasse and the Disarmament Commission is in a state of paralysis.

The fact that the disarmament machinery is in a state of paralysis is not in itself unexpected.

In reality, all these explanations are largely complementary none is in contradiction with the others. But the most important cause, the one that should be addressed before all others because it is eroding Israel s very viability, is the near paralysis of the political system.

He also turned a page After months of being pilloried by every pundit with a soapbox for indecision and weakness, and for presiding over policy paralysis while corrupt colleagues allegedly made off with the country s silver, Singh has boldly seized the initiative.

Much negotiating blood has been spilled on the Treaty, and its rejection a second time by Irish voters would leave the Union unable to ratify and implement its provisions this would inevitably lead to policy paralysis and institutional decay.

TOKYO Has Japan s political paralysis finally lifted? The recent agreement, after a long debate, between the government and leading opposition parties to double the consumption tax from 5 to 8 in 2014, and then to 10 in 2015 suggests that it has.

This was the weakness of the Shah s regime, which collapsed as he became paralyzed in his decision making.

Meanwhile, Europe finds itself paralyzed by a financial crisis that threatens the European Union s very existence.

CAIRO As the violence in Syria mounts, the international community s paralysis has become increasingly jarring.

That is why no one can be pleased that paralysis is affecting both the Disarmament Commission and the Conference on Disarmament.

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