The buck stops with government
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
The buck stops here.
One of the questions that makes me squirm when I’m being interviewed by the media is “Dr Wilson, how much do family doctors earn?” I think I am uncomfortable for 2 reasons. The first is that I would much prefer to talk about the reasons why family doctors chose their profession, which generally include the desire to be of service to others in their communities. The second is that although medic...
متن کاملThe buck stops where? What is the role of the emergency physician in managing panic disorder in chest pain patients?
In this issue of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Fleet and colleagues report that up to 25% of emergency department (ED) patients with chest pain meet diagnostic criteria for panic disorder (PD), and that this high prevalence did not decline at follow-up, an average of 2 years later (see page 247). Of note, cardiologists in a specialized chest-pain unit diagnosed PD in only 2% of pa...
متن کاملDo Improvements in Government Quality Necessarily Reduce the Incidence of Sudden Stops?
Sudden stops, or large reversals in capital inflows, have been linked to a number of financial crises in emerging market countries. Given their potentially devastating consequences, academics and policymakers have placed great emphasis on analyzing the causes of financial vulnerability. This task has become even more important with increasing financial globalization. A large literature has deve...
متن کاملDo Improvements in Government Quality Necessarily Reduce the Incidence of Costly Sudden Stops?
Sudden stops have been linked to a number of financial crises in emerging market countries. While a large literature has developed emphasizing the importance of institutions and governance in reducing economic volatility, this paper finds that the effect of government quality on the incidence of sudden stops is non-linear. Initial improvements in governance actually increase the incidence of co...
متن کاملThe Brain Never Stops
THE BRAIN IS SPONTANEOUSLY ACTIVE Surprisingly, the brain uses about 20% of the body’s energy at all times. That’s right: about one-fifth of everything you eat is for your brain. Figure 1 shows the energy consumption of the upper body and head. The dark areas show body parts that use a lot of energy while resting without movement. The brain uses a lot of energy, so it appears very dark in the i...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/348190a0