Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
JOSEPH STIGLITZMacroeconomic policy can never be devoid of politics: it involves fundamental trade-offs and affects different groups differently.
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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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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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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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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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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 easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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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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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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