GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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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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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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The extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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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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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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