And if income differences explain the differences in broadband choices, income-based subsidies are the logical policy instrument.
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The UNESCO representative introduced this important policy instrument which addresses the concerns expressed by UNESCO Member States at the increased looting and destruction of this particular heritage.
For example: OGX was supposed to be the new Brazilian Petrobras, a state owned juggernaut that exists more as a policy instrument than as an oil and gas explorer.
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And that is an illustration of the fact that it is not always best to try to address two challenges with what in the policy world we call a single-policy instrument.
The IMF approved a new three-year policy support instrument in December 2010 to assist with economic reforms.
The federal funds rate is considered by most as the single instrument of monetary policy, now that everyone seems to have forgotten about money growth as a more important instrument and measure.
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Trade policy is a key instrument to ensure the spread of green technology to developing countries while also promoting growth and jobs in Europe.
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But it is usually a mistake to pursue two policy goals with one instrument, even when one goal is as big as Mr Allen's house.
Since World War II most countries have regarded monetary policy as a critical instrument (the other biggies being government spending and taxation) in regulating the economy.
But neither Democrats nor Republicans can resist using the tax code as an instrument of social policy.
The problem here is that monetary policy is a very blunt instrument.
Europeans hope that he will prove less ready than George W. Bush to use America's vast military force as an instrument of foreign policy.
"We will not take funds that might allow a government to use a humanitarian operation as an instrument of foreign policy, thereby increasing the chances of war or prolonging it once it starts, " said Oxfam International Executive Director Jeremy Hobbs.
Never do we hear of it being seen as an instrument of deliberate economic policy.
They have not used ASEAN as an instrument to pursue a coherent policy.
In the search for a lever over the Sri Lankan government's policy, many eyes have lighted on an unlikely instrument: Sri Lanka's clothing exports.
"Exchange-rate policy is, from our point of view, not an appropriate instrument to increase competitiveness, " said German government spokesman Steffen Seibert.
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