If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
JOSEPH STIGLITZAnybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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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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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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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 U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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