Top-down approaches do not work. The bottleneck is at the top of the bottle. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share Image
Connectivity is productivity - whether it's in a modern office or an underdeveloped village. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
Rich countries have been sending aid to poor countries for the last 60 years. And, by and large, this has failed. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
Pakistan is riddled with problems that are rooted in the disproportionate power of the state. Aid has only boosted that power. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
In America, people buy cars, and they put very little money down. They get a car, and they go to work. The work pays… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
The history of Europe over the last several centuries provides clear evidence of the transformative power of commerce. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
When leaders are no longer beholden to the people who elected them, corruption results and the recruitment of extremists becomes easier. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
A military or government hierarchy is anathema to the dispersed population and diverse tribes of mountainous Afghanistan. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
A lot of technologies in the world were unusual in the beginning, and became standard. That's the beauty of bottom-up entrepreneurship and innovations. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
Barack Obama has talked a lot about changing the way America relates to the world, and few areas are as ripe for reform as… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
The best way poor people can come out of their poverty is to get on the global highway, not on some dirt side road. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
The rapid proliferation of cell phones in Afghanistan proves that anything that adds value to people's lives spreads like brushfire - and commerce is… — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
We should encourage governments to be sustained by citizens' taxes - that is, democracies. Democracies will be enduring allies of America. — Iqbal Quadir Copy Share
