The Summit of Low Expectations

Compounding this pattern are poor incentives.

The Dutch economy s poor prospects are similarly alarming.

(c) Poor quality or delayed provision of inputs.

That rather poor cost benefit ratio does not appear to be improving.

In tatter'd weeds, with overwhelming brows, Culling of simples meagre were his looks,

That scrawny kid who'd run away when she saw us, her knees painted with Mercurochrome.

Romania is not alone, of course, in reliving this dark comedy.

Teenage pregnancy is a common occurrence, and it is the consequence of the youth's poor knowledge of reproductive health.

If we could only raise some decent flowers instead of these scrawny things.

Teenage pregnancy is a common occurrence, and it is the consequence of the youth's poor knowledge of reproductive health.

Impoverished communities are cheering the prospect of a rapid ramp up in girls education, if meager resources permit.

When those bubbles burst, consumers were left with a massive overhang of excess debt and subpar saving.

Poor 2012 corporate financial results will further undermine credit ratings.

Nor is there any political pressure to expand or even extend the anemic government stimulus measures that have been undertaken.

Others have cholera, and when they die by the roadside there is no one to bury them.

Women, whose financial state is weak, may be exempt from this fee, under certain conditions.

But now a global market correction seems underway, owing, first and foremost, to the poor growth outlook.

This culminated in poor electoral results for the ruling coalition in November 1999.

It continues to be a standard setter in a world with strong incentives to evade standards and negligible sanctions for doing so.

Instead, individual member states are going it alone, with their own bite sized assistance projects.

And what I hope to show is that unpicking dodgy claims, unpicking the evidence behind dodgy claims, isn't a kind of nasty carping activity it's socially useful, but it's also an extremely valuable explanatory tool.

The poorly resourced opposition could benefit if the expected northern backlash divides the PDP.

In fact, poor coverage in the world s richest countries should come as no great surprise, especially when one considers the demographics of those missing out.

But inadequate understanding of the Iraqi and regional context, together with poor planning and management, undercut Bush s transformational objectives.

But there is another explanation for China s excessive export dependence, one that has more to do with the country s poor political and economic institutions.

The full financial weight of all these consequences of the war in the Sudan are being borne by our own meagre national resources.

The risks include health risks from overcrowding and poor sanitation, increased vulnerability to natural disasters and risks of eviction and economic vulnerability because of the lack of secure employment.

Many counter revolutionary families were forced out of their homes to live in buffalo sheds so that their meager assets could be requisitioned.

Children burdened by significant economic insecurity, discrimination, or maltreatment benefit most from effective interventions.

Indonesia s new democracy may be imperfect, but has thrived despite its initial poor prospects.

Issues of poor productive investment and policies for growth with equity, with special emphasis on expanding employment opportunities, should be urgently addressed.

Despite its meager beginnings in the sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire, the Hohenzollern Kingdom of Prussia achieved the unification of Germany and the creation of the German Empire in 1871.

The world's poor people, and particularly those living in Africa, were extremely vulnerable to the adverse effects of poor chemicals management.

Poor policy choices, on the other hand, will at best delay recovery and at worst do permanent damage.

But the fiasco in the run up to the Commonwealth Games showcased some of India s problems, not least deep corruption and inadequate infrastructure.

The meager professional rewards for breadth, coupled with the inaccuracy and reputational risk associated with forecasting, leads to disengagement for most academics.

The limp debt exchange agreed to in July can be thrown out and replaced by one that grants the country meaningful debt relief.

The many other Africans who lament their nations flagging democratic transitions would do well to draw strength from Kenya s milestone.

The world was also attaching growing importance to the issue of corruption, as the flight of capital was a drain on the meagre resources of the poor countries and had a negative impact on their development.

Even with our meagre resources, we are proud to say that Africa has already established a Special Fund to support OAU activities in conflict prevention and settlement.

But little attention is given to the high cost of telecommunications, unreliable electrical power systems, and the poor transport infrastructure.

Pakistan s civilian government also seemed to be dropping the ball in the economic field, as poor management by the authorities was driving the country towards another crisis.

While lending is progressively thinned out and retained only for the poorest countries, the Bank must adopt the lean hub and spoke structure of a strategic consultancy or a knowledge bank.

Moreover, Russia s demographic crisis continues, sustained by poor public health and inadequate investment in a social safety net.