The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAmerican inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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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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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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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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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 markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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