However, the fantasy of a European resurgence remains deeply embedded among American policy wonks and academics.
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Needless to say, these methods have transformed the way we word wonks come at our subject.
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Unfortunately, even the wonks do not agree on what measures best fit these criteria.
Suddenly, these old obsessions of development wonks have broken through into the domain of public policy.
How about revenue as a percentage of GDP, a favorite measure of policy wonks?
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For a long time, budget wonks held out hope that process reform would force action.
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When governance wonks talk about splitting the chairman and CEO positions, this is not what we mean.
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This week, DC policy wonks at The Hill produced their top 50 richest dudes in Congress list.
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Pagano was honored as one of four "technology wonks" in The Sporting News' 2003 "Power 100" rankings.
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Democratic wonks, as well as Republican ones, know the alternatives for shoring up Social Security by heart.
It neither flatters the egos of wonks nor enhances the legacies (or electoral prospects) of Congressional members.
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Contrary to the fears of many social-policy wonks, life after welfare generally seems to involve a job.
While this makes a small group of budget wonks very excited, it is a road to policy oblivion.
Wonks in hipster glasses often have little awareness of what freaks me out, or little concern for it.
Mr Bush has been careful to balance practical types like his defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, with policy wonks.
And then the TPP might become more than just another Asia-Pacific acronym that only wonks have heard of.
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It seems all the policy wonks are singing a similar song in writing the energy score of this century.
So what does vaporware have to do with Carbon Capture and Storage, known by policy wonks as CCS?
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Its strength is its permanent staff of 276 scientists, policy wonks and lawyers.
Indeed, there are far more policy wonks and intellectuals devoted to that cause than to the entire issue of monetary policy.
Intellectual property wonks are constantly griping about the quality of patent reviews performed by examiners working for the U.S. government.
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Sensible budget wonks of all political stripes understand that a solution to our looming budget crisis will require more tax revenues.
It's an approach that has already been tested in Northern Ireland and is gaining ground among policy wonks on the mainland.
Ultimately, say policy wonks, the federal government will have to step in.
Perhaps more important, the issue itself animates policy wonks more than voters.
Add to this that despite their differences, Clinton is one of the hardest working and most intelligent policy wonks in the business.
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Perhaps new alliances in Elizabeth House will reinvigorate these sadly neglected wonks.
And investors and policy wonks alike are trumpeting the corn-based fuel as the solution to climate change and America's dependence on Mideast oil.
Some policy wonks think that satellites should now also be used to track those boats and ensure they are not breaking quota agreements.
Generating fresh ideas in conjunction with policy wonks and NGOs would help make unions look like a constructive force, rather than sullen revanchists.
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