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...ambitious foreign-policy goals, Abe was undone by far more prosaic domestic concerns. According to results of a government survey released on Sept. 8, what the Japanese most wanted from their leaders were medical and pension reform, better elderly care and more jobs. A commitment to defense and regional security was low on the list, lagging even behind worries over Japan's declining birth rate. Abe didn't appear to sense the country's preoccupation with bread-and-butter economic issues. Even though Japan has finally crept out of recession, the PM failed to address a perception that only corporate...
...their back, clenching a gun. Despite Beijing's attempts to reassure other governments, its growing economic and military might frightens its more open neighbors. Given China's opaque politics, leaders still cannot predict whether Beijing will prove benign or threatening. Average people, too, reflect this mistrust. In the latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a majority of people in only two Asian nations surveyed had favorable opinions of China, and one of those two was ... China...
...terrifically readable - and far more convincing - The Bottom Billion, former World Bank research director Paul Collier offers another take on why aid is so ineffective. For one, it's often inefficiently distributed: according to one survey in Ghana, only about 1% of medical aid actually made it to hospitals. And foreign aid is sometimes channeled into military spending - about 11% of the total, according to Collier's best estimate - or squirreled away in Swiss banks by kleptocrats. But Collier primarily blames a phenomenon known in economics circles as "Dutch disease...
...deal. Paying closing costs is common, as is ponying up cash for expenses like condo fees and renovations. If you fix the place up before you sell, stick to the kitchen and bathrooms, since renos in those rooms (along with new siding and windows) return the most, says a survey in Remodeling...
...report (DPIR)—a document submitted to the city in June that details plans for the science complex—the University promises to hire one person to develop science education opportunities for the broader public. The report also states that Harvard will conduct a community-wide survey to develop “an understanding of community patterns, needs, trends and priorities.” Moran’s call for deeper, more specific Harvard investment in the community echoed concerns raised throughout the formal public comments on the report. The 90-day comment period ended Monday...