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What political pronouncements mean for economy

American politician and activist Cynthia McKinney once said, “Politics is the authoritative allocation of values in a society; politics is about values being reflected in public policy; and we engage in the political process because we want our values reflected in public policy.”

Over and above individuals and political party affiliations, this remains among the chief reasons why citizens across the world engage in political processes in their country. Political processes profoundly define the state of security, governance and economic growth of any country. And now, with an interconnected global village, the success of a political process in one nation causes a ripple response in other nations in terms of economic engagement, diplomatic partnerships and policies governing the movement of people and goods.

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