After sustained reforms of power infrastructure and the power market, China has established an interconnected grid network of regional grid infrastructures, with provincial grids as the major operators in practice.
The Ministry of Health has also begun to undertake health reform that addresses the need for good primary care, health finance reform, rehabilitation of infrastructure and improved emergency care.
Obama has never given a national address on the need to reform labor regulations as he has on education reform, financial reform, infrastructure improvement, small business assistance, or a variety of other subjects.
None of the possible solutions – from educational reform to infrastructure investment – will come in time to help the workers at the Horsehead plant.
To tackle their economic problems and boost their potential most emerging markets need a "second generation" of reforms to improve infrastructure, liberalise labour markets and make doing business easier.The best-run economies, notably South Korea and Mexico, have been safe havens throughout 2013.
To that end, the G33, a coalition of developing countries at the WTO, has suggested broadening the green box to include policies such as land reform programmes, the provision of infrastructure, and rural employment initiatives.
To compete for global investment capital and sustain its economic development, Russia will need to continuously improve its investment environment and promote its achievements, especially in the areas of infrastructure, legal reform, reduction of pervasive corruption, shareholder rights, education and support for R&D.
"It is time for us, as a community, to come together to decide the future of the Chargers in San Diego," he said during a 35-minute speech that also dealt with civic issues of infrastructure, policing, reforming city's finances, and outsourcing city government jobs.
"Reforms that facilitate the scaling up of infrastructure investment would help raise productive capacity, boost short-term demand directly, and catalyse private investment," it said.
Sway over local economies such as the West Midlands conurbation is split between too many local authorities, none of which is strong enough to push through big reforms or infrastructure projects.Some of Lord Heseltine's suggestions here are helpful.
Reversing such a free fall into third-world decline requires astute economic reform and a demand-management program of infrastructure revitalization.
