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But it also reflects a growing consensus in Italian policy-making circles that, less than 20 years after the country underwent a major privatization campaign, the government needs to take a more active role in the financial architecture of the economy.

Italy Weighs Fund to Protect Strategic Firms Christopher Emsden 2011

Heck, Greenspan was about the most self-deluded person in the U.S. – believing himself to be a champion of the free market while running the most powerful and unaccountable command and control regulatory/policy-making agency in the world.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Change I Can Believe In 2010

Italy is on thin ice at the moment given the scale of its funding needs next year, while Spain is better placed on this front and has more policy-making credibility in the eyes of investors, Mr. Spiro said.

Spain Seizes on Demand to Nearly Double Bond Sale Emese Bartha 2011

The appointments could kill the chances of Senate confirmation of Mr. Obama's other nominees to key financial policy-making jobs, including two named last week to the Federal Reserve Board.

Obama Picks Nominee Fight Laura Meckler 2012

Lawmakers who threaten to hold back money for children's education if they don't get what they want make a mockery out of thoughtful school reform and policy-making, not to mention the right of District residents to govern themselves.

D.C. vouchers and the arrogance of Congress 2011

One of the broader points of McCarthy and others was to discover who was taking part in the policy-making of the DOJ and see if any of them were some of the individuals that did engage in such misconduct.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Andrew McCarthy Sticks to His Guns (And He May Be Pointing Them at You Next) 2010

The second is credible, consistent policy-making that has encouraged investors to provide funding even if the recovery is fragile and problems remain.

Investors Reward Iceland's Steady Progress Richard Barley 2011

This approach, and the tools it relies on (cost-benefit analysis, risk assessment, etc.), is intended to safeguard policy-making from those biases that influence citizens day-to-day reasoning, by ensuring that decisions are held to some normative standard (e.g. maximisation of expected utility).

The Volokh Conspiracy » The Double Standard of Libertarian Paternalism 2010

Mr. Fischer's short-lived effort had been seen as a long shot even though he carries widespread respect in policy-making circles around the world.

IMF Narrows Field to Two Candidates Sudeep Reddy 2011

A policy-making authority would only have to look at the man-hours expended by detectives who are attempting to trace weapons to see thelogic.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Juveniles on Probation, and Their Parents’ Guns (and Other Weapons) 2010