But the thing is that people tend to believe and be more sympathetic towards the information, which already coincides with their own views.

It's a deep tendency toward order in nature that opposes what we've all been taught about entropy.

Now, behavioral economists might refer to this sort of thing as loss aversion We have a strong predisposition towards protecting what we feel is ours.

So protectionism is taking pride of place.

Will Cap and Trade Incite Protectionism?

The tendency to mainstream Western standards is becoming clear.

There is a strong leftist bent to the Turkish Spring.

In the 1930 s, trade protectionism made a bad situation worse. In today s global economy, the rise of financial protectionism constitutes a greater danger.

In that case, politics will become divisive and polarized, and the inclination toward protectionist solutions will increase, jeopardizing global economic openness.

And he used the chairmanship to elicit commitments to resist protectionism.

First, US agricultural protectionism should be reduced.

In the 1930 s, trade protectionism made a bad situation worse.

In today s global economy, the rise of financial protectionism constitutes a greater danger.

China bashing, it seems, is back in fashion in America.

It is only human to want to show the success that has been achieved, and I can understand that.

Meanwhile, Toledo's self destruction has given Fujimori more reason to fantasize, from the safety of his exile in Tokyo, about a political resurrection.

The paradox is that this has been good for holding the line on protectionism.

The solution was obviously to forgo protectionism and increase aggregate demand instead.

Indeed, worries about rising protectionism in a low growth environment are on target.

On the other hand, the trend towards a low representation of women in political and public life continued.

Although the volume of organizational support to expert groups has been anticipated appropriately, there has been a tendency to request additional substantive and documentary services from the secretariat, a practice on which Parties may wish to reflect.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao chastise American protectionism.

For more than four decades after Independence in 1947, India suffered from the economics of nationalism, which equated political independence with economic self sufficiency and so relegated the country to bureaucratic protectionism and stagnation.

And world leaders must be unambiguous about resisting protectionism and opening trade and investment.

Taylor s warmongering also paved the way for military coups in Sierra Leone and The Gambia.

Influenced by a misreading of the Japanese experience, this led to excessive protection against the tail risk of deflation.

So, another thing that we do is to confuse adult sophistication with the actual understanding of some principle.

President Barack Obama will have a difficult time curbing resentful protectionism in the United States.

This option may seem protectionist, but it could ultimately ensure a more durable globalization.

And China will remain prickly as long as it fears protectionism or a new containment strategy.

4.1 Richard Jansen a humanist, does not wish his daughter to be taught a subject that provides for the opportunity of preaching of religion.

These events have little in common, yet they all point to a growing European trend.

The Buy American provision in the United States stimulus bill got the most attention. Still, protectionism was contained, partly due to the World Trade Organization.

Gradually, however, the quest for it has become a global trend, one that continues to conquer new territories, just as blue jeans once did.

The arguments of protectionists, new and old, are just so many myths that can be successfully challenged.

That governments did not break out into protectionism after the global financial crisis hit surprised many.

A French No would sit well with the Union s newer members from Eastern Europe, who know Chirac is not their friend, and who are more attracted by promises of rapid economic growth than social protection and corporate state mischief.

America s leadership in world affairs began to weaken with the unilateralism of Bush, and today s economic problems are reinforcing this tendency.

This gives rise to what may be called financial protectionism, which threatens to disrupt and perhaps destroy global financial markets.

More recently, a less violent but equally worrying phenomenon has gained ground, the revival of national protectionism.

Historically, protectionism has often led to economic conflict, which can rapidly turn into more serious clashes.

The syndrome may be due to anatomical variations in the muscle nerve relationship, or from overuse or strain.

As a British historian wrote recently, there is a tendency to praise the war as an unconditional success and as a wonderful enterprise that ended with the liberation of the world from evil.

Unless this issue is addressed soon, it will lead inexorably to protectionism in America and Europe.

Funding shortfalls, unpredictable funding, and workload imbalances Over the past years, there has been a tendency in the intergovernmental process to expand the scope of supplementary activities without identifying priorities and providing the required resources.