Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIn developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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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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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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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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I grew up in a family in which political issues were often discussed, and debated intensely.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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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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