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Finance & Development
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IEEE Spectrum
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March 1, 2001
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What's Wrong with Weapons Acquisitions? Escalating complexity, a shortage of trained workers, and crass politicization mean that most programs to develop new military systems fail to meet expectations. |
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Painful Medicine Although advanced economies need medium-run fiscal consolidation, slamming on the brakes too quickly will hurt incomes and job prospects. |
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Looking Ahead Countries must begin now to devise economic strategies to accompany the recovery. |
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Stimulus Worked Without the quick and massive policy response, the Great Recession might still plague the United States. |
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(Don't) Read My Lips: Higher Taxes Are Inevitable Given current fiscal realities, higher taxes are inevitable. |
