Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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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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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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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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The problem is a lot of what is called economics is not economics. It is more ideology or religion.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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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 markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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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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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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