Essentially, no great companies have been built in the region (yet), except to serve local consumption of wealth derived from energy.
The law was intended chiefly to guarantee adequate safety standards, but some authorities have since used it to ban films deemed unfit for local consumption.
In the long term, growth in emerging economies will be contingent on their ability to innovate and shift away from an externally driven growth model to one fueled in part by local consumption.
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Investors are warming up to technology that promises to produce healthier crop efficiently and promote local consumption, given the challenge of managing the existing land, water and other resources to feed a growing population worldwide.
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It is more tied to local consumption.
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Real state and local government consumption expenditures and gross investment decreased 0.1 percent, compared with a decrease of 1.0 percent.
What really matters is total world consumption, the sum of all local consumptions, which is the product of local population times the local per capita consumption rate.
Electric-only driving is possible without any fuel consumption or local emissions, which is especially advantageous in city driving.
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In the five years to 1998, consumption of local albums has risen in all the large European countries.
In fact, the rate at which the economy can grow will be hampered by a reduced willingness of banks to lend, a reduced amount of spending by federal, state and local governments, reduced consumption from many still-financially-overstretched American citizens who also face elevated gas prices, and from a reduced willingness of businesses to invest in the face of uncertainty regarding future tax and regulatory policies.
Local officials said the cause was excessive alcohol consumption.
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One of the major questions about the sharing economy or collaborative consumption companies is how these services affect local economies and what economic benefits they bring.
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Consumers exercise their choices with the products that they buy, so consumption taxes are variable at the state and local levels.
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Start your media consumption with the things that are the most local to you: your closest family and friends, then your local and professional communities, then national issues, then international.
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Installing water meters at a hundred of the local authority's main buildings have reduced emissions linked to water consumption by 51% since 2007-08.
He sees a scalable, long-term growth story based on the rising consumption of fast food, strong brands that cater to local tastes, a dominant market position at home, strong cash flow and strong management.
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This loan will fund a comprehensive energy retrofit project that, when completed, will enhance quality of life for the residents, reduce energy costs, cut water consumption, improve indoor air quality, and create quality local jobs.
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Local and federal authorities are also preparing a national campaign to raise public awareness of water consumption.
Milford Bateman - a consultant in local economic development - argues there is evidence a lot of micro finance is used for consumption spending and can trap people in simply servicing loans.
The third thing to do is to act: make responsible consumption choices, support activities and organizations that conserve biodiversity, and join a local environmental group or organize your own activities to help preserve biodiversity.
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Declining milk consumption is hitting the country's northern dairy-producing region, so a local liquor storeowner decided to turn some of the surplus milk into beer.
Opened in 2010, the light-filled building with its pale-wood furniture and splashes of bright blue and yellow prides itself on being an eco-friendly hotel that pays close attention to its energy and water consumption and contributes to the community (for example, the mostly organic breakfast is provided by local bakers and greengrocers).
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