The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWe won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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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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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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The 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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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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What you measure affects what you do. If you don’t measure the right thing, you don’t do the right thing.
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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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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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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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