--- title: "15 Countries Poor Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 15 Countries Poor quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Countries Poor sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/ha-joon-chang-3497_country_countries-are-poor-not-because-their-peo_1993905.png" --- > [Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; their people are 'lazy' because they are poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/countries-are-poor-not-because-their-people-are-lazy-their-people-are/) [Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/ha-joon-chang-3497_country_countries-are-poor-not-because-their-peo_1993905.png) > [We no longer live in a world that is neatly divided between rich and well-educated countries, and poor and badly-educated ones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andreas-schleicher/we-no-longer-live-in-a-world-that-is-neatly-divided-between-rich-and/) [Andreas Schleicher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andreas-schleicher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0eb/andreas-schleicher-56347_country_we-no-longer-live-in-a-world-that-is-nea_2203594.png) > [“As we will show, poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daron-acemo-lu/as-we-will-show-poor-countries-are-poor-because-those-who-have-power/) [Daron Acemoğlu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daron-acemo-lu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c3/daron-acemo-lu-4415_poverty_as-we-will-show-poor-countries-are-poor_1843522.jpg) > [Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iqbal-quadir/poor-countries-are-poor-because-they-are-wasting-their-resources/) [Iqbal Quadir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iqbal-quadir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/iqbal-quadir-29887_country_poor-countries-are-poor-because-they-are_1054339.png) > [“poor countries are poor not because they lack resources, but because they lack effective political institutions.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/poor-countries-are-poor-not-because-they-lack-resources-but-because/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/anonymous-1_poverty_poor-countries-are-poor-not-because-they_916372.jpg) > [Simply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too many poor countries and poor people in poverty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/simply-put-unsustainable-debt-is-helping-to-keep-too-many-poor/) [William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e50/william-j-clinton-302_country_simply-put-unsustainable-debt-is-helping_379087.jpg) > [The impact of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries. It will therefore exacerbate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajendra-k-pachauri/the-impact-of-climate-change-will-fall-disproportionately-upon/) [Rajendra K. Pachauri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajendra-k-pachauri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/rajendra-k-pachauri-32879_access_the-impact-of-climate-change-will-fall-d_1157572.jpg) > [In a system of free trade and free markets poor countries - and poor people - are not poor because others are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-thatcher/in-a-system-of-free-trade-and-free-markets-poor-countries-and-poor/) [Margaret Thatcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-thatcher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9a/margaret-thatcher-463_country_in-a-system-of-free-trade-and-free-marke_1647557.jpg) > [More paper money cannot make a society richer, of course, it is just more printed-paper. Otherwise why is it that there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hans-hermann-hoppe/more-paper-money-cannot-make-a-society-richer-of-course-it-is-just-2/) [Hans-Hermann Hoppe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hans-hermann-hoppe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/341/hans-hermann-hoppe-16076_country_more-paper-money-cannot-make-a-society-r_3155829.jpg) > [We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/we-in-the-west-must-bear-in-mind-that-the-poor-countries-are-poor/) [Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/542/martin-luther-king-jr-127_bears_we-in-the-west-must-bear-in-mind-that-th_2240429.png) > [“Whether it is North Korea, Sierra Leone, or Zimbabwe, well show that poor countries are poor for the same reason that Egypt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daron-acemo-lu/whether-it-is-north-korea-sierra-leone-or-zimbabwe-well-show-that/) [Daron Acemoğlu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daron-acemo-lu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/daron-acemo-lu-4415_economic-development_whether-it-is-north-korea-sierra-leone-o_2758882.jpg) > [The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/freeman-dyson/the-great-question-for-our-time-is-how-to-make-sure-that-the/) [Freeman Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/freeman-dyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecc/freeman-dyson-1435_benefits_the-great-question-for-our-time-is-how-t_2630803.jpg) > [One of the most abused country on earth is Mexico. The marketing spills over the border, and people are persuaded to eat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raj-patel/one-of-the-most-abused-country-on-earth-is-mexico-the-marketing/) [Raj Patel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raj-patel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/raj-patel-18362_country_one-of-the-most-abused-country-on-earth_3948.jpg) > [“...poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty. They get it wrong not by mistake or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/poor-countries-are-poor-because-those-who-have-power-make-choices/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efa/daron-acemoglu-james-robinson_economics_poor-countries-are-poor-because-those-wh_187674.jpg) > [“The basic reason why poor countries are poor is that they lack the technological capital that rich countries have, which makes output…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-r-kroeber/the-basic-reason-why-poor-countries-are-poor-is-that-they-lack-the/) [Arthur R. Kroeber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-r-kroeber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/161/arthur-r-kroeber-49689_poor-countries_the-basic-reason-why-poor-countries-are_2795570.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/countries-poor/#itemlist", "name": "Countries Poor Quotes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; their people are 'lazy' because they are poor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ha-Joon Chang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/countries-are-poor-not-because-their-people-are-lazy-their-people-are/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/ha-joon-chang-3497_country_countries-are-poor-not-because-their-peo_1993905.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/ha-joon-chang-3497_country_countries-are-poor-not-because-their-peo_1993905.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d70/ha-joon-chang-3497_country_countries-are-poor-not-because-their-peo_1993905.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; 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