Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; their people are 'lazy' because they are poor. — Ha-Joon Chang Copy Share Image
We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones. — Andreas Schleicher Copy Share Image
“As we will show, poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.” — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
“poor countries are poor not because they lack resources, but because they lack effective political institutions.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty. — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
The impact of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries. It will therefore exacerbate… — Rajendra K. Pachauri Copy Share Image
In a system of free trade and free markets poor countries - and poor people - are not poor because others are… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
More paper money cannot make a society richer, of course, it is just more printed-paper. Otherwise why is it that there are… — Hans-Hermann Hoppe Copy Share Image
We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
“Whether it is North Korea, Sierra Leone, or Zimbabwe, well show that poor countries are poor for the same reason that Egypt… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
One of the most abused country on earth is Mexico. The marketing spills over the border, and people are persuaded to eat… — Raj Patel Copy Share Image
“...poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty. They get it wrong not by mistake or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The basic reason why poor countries are poor is that they lack the technological capital that rich countries have, which makes output… — Arthur R. Kroeber Copy Share Image
