11. Self-reinforcing processes like these give rise to winner-take-all markets, in which small differences between contestants often produce enormous differences in economic reward. 12. The explosion of events also has brought economic rewards to those at the top of the profession. 13. The gambling debate in Washington centers on the question of economic rewards vs. hard-to-measure social costs. 14. Families and communities choosing alternatives to government-sponsored projects may be scattered throughout Thailand, but they are reaping much more than economic rewards. 15. It also brought economic rewards with the return of Arab tourists to Beirut. 16. Likewise, he probably promised more economic rewards. 17. Most East European nations are pushing for speedy entry into the trade bloc in expectation of big economic rewards. 18. The result was devastating for a nation waiting in vain for nearly a decade to reap economic rewards from its sensational coastline and Adriatic Sea resorts. 19. Yet the economic rewards can be enormous. 20. In the long run Peres hopes the links with the Gulf states will reap precious economic rewards. |