Either way, it leaves an impression that the ageing autocrat is losing control not only of the economy, but of his family.
Here I think people feel like there is a real opportunity to affect the success of students, of hardworking American families and, ultimately, the global family of our economy.
Jefferson argued passionately for a national economy based on the wholesome integrity of the family farm.
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The heart of the German manufacturing economy moreover consists of the so-called mittelstand of medium-sized, family-controlled companies that are for the most part unlisted.
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Perhaps it has something to do with the changing nature of the economy and consequent shortage of low-skilled jobs, or the long crumbling of family structures and discipline.
On the plus side, the presence of the state has lent a stability and long-term perspective to the investment and growth of the Chinese economy, which is not just reminiscent of the keiretsu in Japan but also the family holdings in the chaebols in Korea.
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If mayors are no longer the poor relations of American politics, their continued acceptance within the family depends largely on the future strength of the national economy.
Done right, immigration reform can strengthen our economy, uphold our values and preserve the family units of many U.S. citizens.
Over enchiladas and Cokes, we talked about his family, Danville, the economy, and, of course, his time in prison.
On the other, young voters increasingly reject the neat social framework of nuclear family prosperity that once undergirded the national economy but probably no longer will.
That economy is a mixture of big cattle ranches in the south, family farms in the north, and around Porto Alegre, the capital, locally-owned shoe, wine, chemicals and metal-bashing industries.
Prior to the changed economy, there were a number of small and medium- sized family-owned businesses who adopted succession plans whereby they allowed for outside investment into the business, sometimes selling all or half of their shares to investors.
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He worries that making it harder to take bridge-style holidays will strain family ties and hurt a key sector of the economy if Spaniards end up traveling less.
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"Many of these merchants have family and other ties to the international economy, " observes Thomas Tseng, a principal at New American Dimensions, a multicultural marketing group in Los Angeles.
Transparency, clarity, and certainty in government taxation and regulation would go a long way toward helping family businesses prosper, to the benefit of workers and the economy, says Ann Kinkade.
Sweeney cited Clinton's stewardship of the booming U.S. economy and White House initiatives such as the Family and Medical Leave Act.
The Romanian economy was plundered by the Soviet-style nomenklatura, and by the corrupt family of Romania's cruel, idiosyncratic dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu.
It isn't rare in South Korea, where family-owned chaebol dominate its economy, to see company owners convicted of white collar crimes being granted presidential pardons.
"In Mexico, we not only see the migrant that emigrates as a family provider but also as a pillar of support to the national economy, " Cardenas said, speaking in Spanish.
Despite spending his entire adult life in the U.S., Babar was still familiar with the Pakistani farm economy, thanks to his family, which owns the country's largest processor of grains and seeds and also includes flour mills, animal feeds, poultry farms and edible oils (canola, corn and sunflower).
Although the study was conducted before the U.S. economy collapsed in 2008, the fallout of the financial crisis -- widespread job loss, family strain, foreclosures -- has likely only added to parental distress, experts say.
But before we all jump to brand the decision makers at the flag carrier as a bunch of child-hating monsters, the airline is quick to point out that the 350 economy seats on the main deck of its new A380s will be enhanced and designated as a family and child-friendly inflight zone.
Family businesses have long been a critical part of the U.S. economy.
Plaid Cymru said that a strong farming industry required the continuation of European subsidy payments to family farms in Wales as well as the wider rural economy.
At a time when cities and states are already strapped and our fragile economy needs every small business and working family at full speed, it's the job of our federal government to help.
But the secret police and army, his family-connected network of businessmen and cronies, who control much of the economy and suborn enough politicians, and a slavishly deferential state-controlled press all contrive to keep him going.
Half of Floridians are experiencing three or more serious problems resulting from the changing economy, according to a new poll by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health.
Yet there is much to suggest that Germany will fare worse than most in the slump and that its pain will be felt most acutely by its famed Mittelstand, the thousands of family-owned small and medium-sized firms that are the backbone of its economy.
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Even those who are a couple of generations removed from the subcontinent have emotional and family ties to India, and are keen to participate in the growth of India's economy, bankers say.
In Indonesia virtually all business is owned by Suharto's family and their cronies, and crony capitalism is eating away the foundations of the country's economy -- resulting in an obscene gap between the rich and poor.
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