Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
JOSEPH STIGLITZBitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.
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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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Climate change is a reality.
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When you don’t have equality of opportunity because you don’t have equal access to education, it just seems so outrageous. It weakens our economy and leads to more inequality.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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International lending banks need to focus on areas where private investment doesn’t go, such as infrastructure projects, education and poverty relief.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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