It seems far-fetched, even preposterous, to blame the global economic order for the persistence of severe poverty in countries that are ruled… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Countries compete in offering easy working conditions to their banks. In many jurisdictions, you can deposit money anonymously with no questions asked,… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
The fact that oppressive and corrupt regimes can borrow money in the name of the whole country means that the country's future… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Some of the developing-country governments and populations are tired of having things rammed down their throats, but we're not yet at the… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Our international banking system allows banks to accept funds gained from tax evasion and other crimes and thereby facilitates and encourages embezzlement… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
I think one big improvement would be if we somehow made it cheaper and easier for developing countries to learn from the… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Purchasing power parities are not a reasonable method for comparing households across countries or currencies. The reason for this is simply that… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
If the Health Impact Fund were to be instituted, a single company would be in charge of a medical product all the… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
You can get an ice-cold Coke for around fifty cents in most developing countries, not just in the major population centers, but… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
If we offer a prize, so to speak, to anyone who manages to bring a country under his physical control - namely,… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
Dictatorial regimes often manage to keep themselves in power because they are recognized by foreigners as representing the state and its people,… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
The massive corruption common in so many developing countries would be quite impossible if Western countries did not provide convenient opportunities to… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
You may know that in India now the Tata car is becoming all the rage; you can buy it for one lakh… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
In 88 poor countries for which we have data, in each and every one of the 88, the PPP for food shows… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share Image
I think that many citizens understand how our system works, or rather, fails to work, for structural reasons. But who has the capacity and… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
The massive corruption common in so many developing countries would be quite impossible if Western countries did not provide convenient opportunities to ship ill-gotten… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
What we should do is require or at least permit innovators to license their green innovations free of charge in exchange for public payments… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
You can get an ice-cold Coke for around fifty cents in most developing countries, not just in the major population centers, but at the… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
I think one big improvement would be if we somehow made it cheaper and easier for developing countries to learn from the sad experience… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
Purchasing power parities are not a reasonable method for comparing households across countries or currencies. The reason for this is simply that PPPs are… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
The extremely low respect Congress enjoys among the population indicates that the citizens understand broadly what's going on. But the lack of a realistic… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
One citizen, or a few, may be powerless if all the rest are determined to benefit from the imposition of unjust supranational rules. But… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
Severe poverty is getting better by some measures, but it's also becoming ever more scandalous because it is now so easily avoidable. — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
To improve global health, it's not enough just to have a really good new product and to obtain marketing approval. You still need to… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
We have the ability now to arrange global economic institutions so that poverty declines to a fraction of what it is now. — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
Dictatorial regimes often manage to keep themselves in power because they are recognized by foreigners as representing the state and its people, and therefore… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
Drafts of domestic legislation must be published, debated and publicly voted on, which gives ample opportunities to civil society organizations and ordinary citizens to… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
In the United States there are only two exceptions: banks have to report deposits they suspect to be related to either terrorism or drug… — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
Large companies are very good at solving extremely complex problems in a globally optimal way. — Thomas Pogge Copy Share
