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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When I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
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GDP tells you nothing about sustainability.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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We won’t have an economic recovery until Covid-19 is under control.
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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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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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American inequality didn’t just happen. It was created.
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Inequality is a choice. It is not inevitable.
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Economists often like startling theorems, results which seem to run counter to conventional wisdom.
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Nationalization of private debts undermines prudential lender behavior and is a government intervention in the market.
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If the President asked you to help, I don’t think anybody could refuse, unless one felt that one couldn’t be effective.
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The facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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