When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.
JOSEPH STIGLITZThe facts shouldn’t get in the way of a pleasant fantasy.
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But while I loved all of these courses, there was an irresistible attraction of economics.
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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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It is trust, more than money, that makes the world go round.
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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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Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.
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In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.
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Society can’t function without shared prosperity.
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Loose money and light regulation were a toxic mixture. It exploded.
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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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It’s easy to get rich by getting a state asset at a deep discount.
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The reason that the invisible hand often seems invisible is that it is often not there.
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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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It’s expensive to keep 2.3 million people in prison.
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Anybody who knows about capitalism knows that bankruptcy is an essential part of capitalism.
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Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.
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