It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
JOSEPH STIGLITZWhen I said “the pocket of the banks,” it is not necessarily a mercenary relationship. It is a mindset.
More Joseph Stiglitz Quotes
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Letting bygones be bygones is a basic principle in economics.
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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 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 extra curricular activity in which I was most engaged – debating – helped shape my interests in public policy.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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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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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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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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The only surprise about the economic crisis of 2008 was that it came as a surprise to so many.
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Bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight.
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When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
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