Researchers must identify the planetary and regional thresholds and boundaries that, if crossed, could result in serious social, economic and environmental crises.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

When reform came, it was a halting process, and largely the result of the new economic and social realities of the expanding republic.

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According to this theory, new social forces have emerged in China as a result of economic reform and the party must seek to represent them.

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Those areas, however, are primarily in the economic and social spheres and the sorts of changes that would result (higher taxes on the wealthy, higher spending on social services) would make most people in the West go batty.

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LPs at the time were often skeptical about Africa- not because of its lack of opportunities or potential for growth, but as a result of the realities of political, economic and social instabilities that pervaded the region.

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The Summit was organized by ITU under the patronage of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to ensure that social and economic development, which is increasingly driven by ICTs, will result in a more just, prosperous and equitable world.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

Many moderate Arabs consider the spread of radical Islam the result of corrupt, incompetent and authoritarian regimes that have crippled their countries' economic and social development.

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However, despite experiencing stable economic growth in recent years, investment in the social services sector has been restricted and, as a result, poverty and social deprivation are still endemic, particularly in marginalised rural and urban communities.

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