The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.
JOSEPH STIGLITZIt’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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Multinational corporations must pay their fair share of taxes.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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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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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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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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Amherst is a liberal arts college, committed to providing students with a broad education.
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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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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Poverty is what we call the extremes at the bottom.
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The more divided a society becomes in terms of wealth, the more reluctant the wealthy are to spend money on common needs.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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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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Workers’ rights should be a central focus of development.
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