Developing countries Quotes

I want the voice of developing countries to be stronger.

— Li Keqiang

“Not all developing countries are the same.”

— Paul Collier

“A developed nation is also an expensive nation.”

— Amit Kalantri

I live in a developing country.

— Fernando Meirelles

Developing countries need to commit additional resources and have the political will to improve education.

— Julia Gillard

Education is the only way forward in Latin America and developing countries in general.

— Shakira

Where there are two Phd's in a developing country, one is head of state and the other is in exile.

— Samuel Hall Lord

In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs.

— Joseph Stiglitz

Developing countries are losing significant tax revenues through corporate tax dodging.

— Winnie Byanyima

The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.

— Silvia Cartwright

Nonetheless, the developing countries must be able to reap the benefits of international trade.

— Anna Lindh

I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.

— Malala Yousafzai

In landlocked developing countries, geographical barriers to markets are unnecessarily accompanied by virtual ones: their e-connectivity rates are among the world's lowest.

— Arancha Gonzalez

“Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not…

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.

— Atal Bihari Vajpayee

In most developed countries, the average person receives about 16 years of education. Even in developing countries, the population gets five to…

— Peter Diamandis

One of the most compelling arguments for encouraging the education of girls, particularly in developing countries, is this: Education enables jobs, jobs…

— Tae Yoo

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

The main drawback, of course, was cost. Participating effectively in World Summit on the Information Society was very expensive for both developing…

— David Souter

The biggest problems are the damn national sectors of these developing countries. These countries think that they have the right to develop…

— Thomas Lovejoy

Ninety percent of all people under 30 are in developing countries, and that means that this new access to tech, which is…

— Ronan Farrow

We cannot eliminate poverty without enabling developing countries to engage more people in economic activity that use natural resources, and we cannot…

— Paul Polman

Like any developing country, it has an inequality of wealth. In the Chinese case, it is particularly [pronounced] by the fact that…

— Henry A. Kissinger

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

With few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to new developing countries…What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or…

— Lee Kuan Yew

“It is my hope that this book will help to demystify the origins of travel writing and show that when thousands of…

— Thomas Kohnstamm

Our international banking system allows banks to accept funds gained from tax evasion and other crimes and thereby facilitates and encourages embezzlement…

— Thomas Pogge

Reading develops cognitive skills. It trains our minds to think critically and to question what you are told. This is why dictators…

— Karin Slaughter

80 percent of the export of armament in the world comes from the G8 countries. [The] United States alone exports about 50…

— Amartya Sen

“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development.…

— John Brockman

“Some of the world’s biggest banks and investor groups have swung behind a pledge to raise $200bn by the end of next…

— Anonymous

“It is 2009, and sugar consumption continues to increase globally. Sucrose is a toxin and has no nutritional value to the human…

— Breeze Harper

“There are two visions of America a half century from now. One is of a society more divided between the haves and…

— Joseph E. Stiglitz

“After his initial homecoming week, after he'd been taken to a bunch of sights by his cousins, after he'd gotten somewhat used…

— Junot Díaz

“Trade liberalization has created other problems, too. It has increased the pressures on government budgets, as it reduced tariff revenues. This has…

— Ha-Joon Chang

“Recent events have shown us that we are a single, interdependent world. But the burden of any world crisis falls most heavily…

— Graca Machel

What separates developing countries from developed countries is as much a gap in knowledge as a gap in resources.

— Joseph Stiglitz

The availability of cheap labor in developing countries is not less than a curse,

— Mak_786

While tourism is often resource-intensive, it is a major driver of poverty reduction in developing countries.

— Arancha Gonzalez

The availability of cheap labor is the biggest deterrent to the promotion of developing countries.

— Mak_786