When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
JOSEPH STIGLITZInequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Climate change is a reality.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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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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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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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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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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