It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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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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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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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 facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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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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Climate change is a reality.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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Macroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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