Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIf 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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Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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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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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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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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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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Climate change is a reality.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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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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