The basic idea was that if a country would put its economy as an integrated piece of the world system, that it would benefit from that with economic growth. I concur with that basic view.
We need to defend the interests of those whom we've never met and never will. - Jeffrey Sachs
We need to defend the interests of those whom we've never met and never will.
- Jeffrey Sachs
Without restoring an ethos of social responsibility, there can be no meaningful and sustained economic recovery. - Jeffrey Sachs
Without restoring an ethos of social responsibility, there can be no meaningful and sustained economic recovery.
Every morning our newspapers could read, 'More than 20,000 people perished yesterday of extreme poverty.' How? The poor die in hospital wards that la… - Jeffrey Sachs
Every morning our newspapers could read, 'More than 20,000 people perished yesterday of extreme poverty.' How? The poor die in hospital wards that la…
At the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development. - Jeffrey Sachs
At the most basic level, the key to ending extreme poverty is to enable the poorest of the poor to get their foot on the ladder of development.
There is no economic imperative that will condemn us to deplete our vital resource base, but neither is there an invisible hand that will prevent us … - Jeffrey Sachs
There is no economic imperative that will condemn us to deplete our vital resource base, but neither is there an invisible hand that will prevent us …
History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything. - Jeffrey Sachs
History is written by the rich, and so the poor get blamed for everything.
Tax the rich. End the wars. Break the power of lobbies in Washington. These are the demands of Occupy Wall Street. They are very important. The US co… - Jeffrey Sachs
Tax the rich. End the wars. Break the power of lobbies in Washington. These are the demands of Occupy Wall Street. They are very important. The US co…
The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet. - Jeffrey Sachs
The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.
Our challenge, our generation's unique challenge, is learning to live peacefully and sustainably in an extraordinarily crowded world. Our planet is c… - Jeffrey Sachs
Our challenge, our generation's unique challenge, is learning to live peacefully and sustainably in an extraordinarily crowded world. Our planet is c…
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