Further, economic systems ... have never arranged themselves by themselves. It is men who do the ordering according to their attitudes, desires… — Goparaju Ramachandra Rao Copy Share Image
The vocabulary of the political left is fascinating. For example, it is considered to be 'materialistic' and 'greedy' to want to keep… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
The experience of the past lives little doubt that every economic system must sooner or later rely upon some form of the… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
A society based on a market economy which decided that people should only be allowed to take up senior positions in business,… — Michael Rosen Copy Share Image
Technology is just one of the factors affecting the world of work. Economics, demographics, sociological trends, and government policies are four other… — Alain Dehaze Copy Share Image
I was at the World Bank and a commission reviewed our work on inequality for the U.S. Congress or somebody, and the… — Branko Milanovic Copy Share Image
Despite the impression created by some economic pundits, the U.S. economy is not a delicate little machine that needs to be fine-tuned… — Edward C. Prescott Copy Share Image
Modern capitalism needs men who cooperate smoothly and in large numbers; who want to consume more and more; and whose tastes are… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
During the 1930s, some of the leading intellectuals in America condemned our economic system and pointed to the centrally planned Soviet economy… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
“Reconciliation means that those who have been on the underside of history must see that there is a qualitative difference between repression… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
“The big tech companies—the Europeans have charmingly, and correctly, lumped them together as GAFA (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon)—are shredding the principles that… — Franklin Foer Copy Share Image
This is a timely and relevant initiative. The environmental challenges facing Singapore and the region are becoming more complex. Tackling them will… — Andrew Tan Copy Share Image
Governments do not necessarily act in the national interest, especially when making detailed microeconomic interventions. Instead, they are influenced by interest group… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
“He simply believed that the capitalist system forces everyone to put economic interests at the heart of their lives, so that they… — The School of Life Copy Share Image
When the press writes scare stories about the global labor supply draining jobs from rich to poor places, the story is usually… — Richard Sennett Copy Share Image
“The Greek GDP spiked 25% when statisticians dove into the country’s black market in 2006, for instance, thereby enabling the government to… — Rutger Bregman Copy Share Image
In turning from the smaller instruments in frequent use to the larger and more important machines, the economy arising from the increase… — Charles Babbage Copy Share Image
The idea of storage as a solution of economic problems at least has the support of common sense.It is diametrically opposed to… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
Corporations, consumers, and citizens must begin acting in concert to create a powerful third pillar of social transformation if we hope to… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double… — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
Frugality and economy are virtues without which no household can prosper. Whatever the income, waste of all kinds should be most sternly… — Isabella Beeton Copy Share Image
In American history, it's about hard work and self-reliance. It's not about collecting giveaways or being on unemployment forever. That the economy… — Ryan Zinke Copy Share Image
war has dug itself into economic systems, where it offers a livelihood to millions ... It has lodged in our souls as… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
It is historically the case that virtually every new zone incorporated into the world-economy established levels of real remuneration which were at… — Immanuel Wallerstein Copy Share Image
If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
People who are very aware that they have more knowledge than the average person are often very unaware that they do not… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
If we need more demand in the economy then protect people in work and raise the incomes of those on low incomes… — John McDonnell Copy Share Image
Western capitalism is a looting mechanism. It loots labor. It loots the environment, and with the transpacific and transatlantic 'partnerships,' it will… — Paul Craig Roberts Copy Share Image
And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining… — Samuel P. Huntington Copy Share Image
Basically, global capitalism, basically to support it, or is it to be opposed? Is international order to be supported, or is it… — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
“In God's economy, nothing is slag, nothing is wasted. Every relationship we build is a teacher, every experience we have is a… — Toni Sorenson Copy Share Image
Until Japan's economy drove off a cliff, there was a running argument in Asia about whether it would be wiser to follow… — David E. Sanger Copy Share Image
I don't think that left to its own devices, capitalism moves along smoothly and everyone gets treated fairly in the process. Capitalism… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
The capitalist knows that all commodities, however scurvy they may look, or however badly they may smell, are in faith and in… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Of the major incentives to improve safety, by far the most compelling is that of economics. The moral incentive, which is most… — Jerome F. Lederer Copy Share Image
America's government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions… — Jeffrey Sachs Copy Share Image
“It said something about the ability of the free marketplace to mold people’s behavior into a socially acceptable pattern. For this was… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
What is the upside of inequality? I would say that it's a deep pool of properly trained, highly motivated talent that is… — Edward Conard Copy Share Image
In the future, every industry should be an environmental industry. In a world where energy and carbon emissions are constrained, every business… — David Miliband Copy Share Image
You're having government spending on the economy being cut almost everywhere. That means that the only source of spending for growth has… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
