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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.

Joseph Stiglitz

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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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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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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 only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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Economy Principle
Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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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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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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The U.S. won’t be free of Covid-19 until the world is.
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