In theory, free trade and deregulation should boost growth by encouraging a shift of resources to industries in which the country has a comparative advantage.
Many traditionalists had made similar threats if they were outvoted, some saying that they would consider quitting the Anglican fold and along with other Anglo-Catholics, join the Roman Catholic Church, which has adopted measures to encourage a shift of allegiance, including provisions that allow married Anglican ministers to serve as Catholic priests.
I think we underestimated how much we would come to care for each of the stories that we were sharing, and also underestimated the power they would have to encourage a shift of mentality.
But it cautioned that "there is serious risk that measures targeted too narrowly would have the unintended effect of encouraging a shift to other forms of transactions to the detriment of the U.S. economy in the long run".
Though the Obama administration has promised new regulations on power-plant emissions, the federal government still has not done nearly enough to encourage a shift to alternative forms of energy.
Etzkowitz is certainly correct that "the transition from industrial to post-industrial society has encouraged a shift in the role of government in both directions".
Their report, Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians (SFFP; AAMC-HHMI, 2009), encouraged a shift from undergraduate curricula composed of a strict list of traditional science courses to curricula emphasizing a set of broad competencies that could be achieved with a more innovative, flexible approach.
Even if it does not its legacy of creating trust, encouraging a shift to consumption, and increasing the overall productivity of the retail sector will persist, to the benefit of the country as a whole.
Meanwhile, the catastrophe may have encouraged a shift in policy at the top of government.
In particular, they encouraged a "shift from content to process": encouraging registrars to see the process of the consultation as an important and "learnable" skill.
