"It's truly incumbent on policy makers to address that crisis".
"And because of that, there is no urgency" among policy makers to address job creation in a fundamental way, she said.
But Mr. Porter was not optimistic about the future direction of markets — or the ability of policy makers to address economic problems.
A well-informed public that understands an issue and potential solutions is in a stronger position to exert pressure on policy makers to address environmental concerns.
Because competitors often work independently with equipment makers to address problems, the whole industry is now rife with stubbornly guarded secrets.
Still, at the time he pledged to "push our president and the country's policy makers to address the dire challenges arising from our unsustainable debt structure and increasing lack of global competitiveness".
Second, as our understanding of the commons has become more complex, the design of economic policy instruments has become more sophisticated, enabling policy makers to address problems that are characterized by uncertainty, spatial and temporal heterogeneity, and long duration.
Not only has their research established the link between human activities and global climate change, but they have also stepped out of their academic ivory tower to urge decision makers to address the risks it poses.
"But our economy and financial markets face extraordinary challenges, and a failure by policy makers to address these challenges in a timely way would likely be more costly in the end".
Technology is changing so fast, Mr. Blanks added, that it is best for furniture makers to address it in only the most general ways — with cord management, for example, usually a hole in the back of a drawer or shelf, but nothing as specific as a docking station — so that the pieces will be relevant a decade from now.
