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Some of these are: the value of an individual life; the value of the survival of the human species; the value of an integrated and functioning world eco-system; the good health of an individual; the pursuit of happiness; freedom; freedom from hunger … That list is far longer than any policy-maker wants to consider in realistic political or legal terms — and none of them can be valued accurately in economic terms.
Failure of Economics and the Market System? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2009
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This book should be a must-read for all policy-maker at all levels.
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"This is the utter nightmare of an economic policy-maker," Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman tells FRONTLINE.
Don't Miss Frontline's "Inside The Meltdown" Tonight - The Consumerist 2009
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A team of U.S. officials including Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met Friday with China's top foreign policy-maker, Dai Bingguo, for talks on a wide range of issues concerning the two countries.
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Yet his role regarding Vietnam was simply as a spokesman, not as a policy-maker.
Joel K. Goldstein: The Legacy of a Liberal Joel K. Goldstein 2011
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Those bipartisan skills, and her limited public comments on hot-button issues, have generally kept Republican criticism at bay and put the 49-year-old experienced lawyer and policy-maker near the top of the contenders for nomination to the Supreme Court.
High court contender brings reputation for consensus-building 2010
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That alone should cause any policy-maker to question the use of trade data in the development of international economic policies.
Don't Be Fooled By Misleading U.S.-China Trade Data Charles W. Kadlec 2011
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During the session, the European Central Bank was reported to be considering measures to encourage lending by banks, including the loosening of collateral criteria and offering longer-term loans, with reports citing three euro-zone officials with knowledge of policy-maker deliberations.
European Stocks Decline Ishaq Siddiqi 2011
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Those bipartisan skills, and her limited public comments on hot-button issues, have generally kept Republican criticism at bay and put the 49-year-old experienced lawyer and policy-maker near the top of the contenders for nomination to the Supreme Court.
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When it came to civil rights, he was, however, a policy-maker and an effective and creative one at that.
Joel K. Goldstein: The Legacy of a Liberal Joel K. Goldstein 2011
doniels commented on the word policy-maker
Encyclodictionalmanacapedia encyclo- + diction(ary) + almanac + epenthetic a + pedia, literally "an educational diary that speaks (or delivers) all knowledge," is the abbreviation for Answers.com's super-reference work that includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, almanac, thesaurus, weather report, conversion table, archive, game center, investment guide, currency converter, newscenter and shopping catalog — and more.
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July 9, 2009