When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
JOSEPH STIGLITZInequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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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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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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