--- title: "2 Developing countries Quotes By Hilary Benn" description: "2 Developing countries quotes by Hilary Benn. Plus more from Hilary Benn and more Developing countries sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hilary-benn-12095_decisions_decisions-about-whether-industries-or-co_803344.jpg" --- > [Decisions about whether industries or companies should be publicly or privately owned are for the governments of developing countries to make; but where they ask for our assistance we'll give it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/decisions-about-whether-industries-or-companies-should-be-publicly-or/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hilary-benn-12095_decisions_decisions-about-whether-industries-or-co_803344.jpg) > [Average tariffs between rich countries are only 3 per cent. But developing countries face tariffs of more than 300 per cent in the EU for meat and more than 200 per cent in the US for fruit and nuts. These…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/average-tariffs-between-rich-countries-are-only-3-per-cent-but/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/hilary-benn-12095_developing_average-tariffs-between-rich-countries-a_1377172.jpg) ## Other authors on Developing countries - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-joseph-stiglitz-53499.jpg) Joseph Stiglitz 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/joseph-stiglitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-pogge-90558.jpg) Thomas Pogge 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/thomas-pogge/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-tae-yoo-8433.jpg) Tae Yoo 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/tae-yoo/) - [Anna Lindh 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/anna-lindh/) ## More by Hilary Benn > [We will need to work hard to break the cynicism, talk straight and rebuild trust in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/we-will-need-to-work-hard-to-break-the-cynicism-talk-straight-and/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [And being in the EU has given Britain a stronger voice in the world. Britain leads in Europe, from trade to climate change, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/and-being-in-the-eu-has-given-britain-a-stronger-voice-in-the-world/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [The Tories claim that they have changed. Their stance on foxhunting makes it absolutely clear that they haven't. They know the public doesn't agree…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/the-tories-claim-that-they-have-changed-their-stance-on-foxhunting/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [The problem is that the global arms trade is entirely free of international regulation. In a world in which the flow of consumer goods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/the-problem-is-that-the-global-arms-trade-is-entirely-free-of/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [When it comes to whether Britain should remain in the European Union, almost all political parties and traditions - Labour, the Greens, Liberal Democrats,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/when-it-comes-to-whether-britain-should-remain-in-the-european-union/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [The thing that worries me more than anything else is losing faith in the capacity of politics to change things. I don't mean scepticism,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/the-thing-that-worries-me-more-than-anything-else-is-losing-faith-in/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [When it comes to jobs, investment, growth, security and our influence in the world we are clearly stronger in Europe. But we are also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/when-it-comes-to-jobs-investment-growth-security-and-our-influence-in/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/in-short-corruption-destroys-the-deal-the-bargain-between-the-citizen/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [I spent 20 years working for the trade union movement before becoming a Labour MP. I'm proud to have done both jobs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/i-spent-20-years-working-for-the-trade-union-movement-before-becoming/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [I'm really keen to see a Labour government because there are many things to be done, not least pursuing a sensible Brexit and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/i-m-really-keen-to-see-a-labour-government-because-there-are-many/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [All countries will feel the increasing effects of dangerous climate change and it is those least able to bear it who are already being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/all-countries-will-feel-the-increasing-effects-of-dangerous-climate/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [As each tree falls so does the earth's ability to heal itself and to adapt to the effects of our changing climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/as-each-tree-falls-so-does-the-earth-s-ability-to-heal-itself-and-to/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [The poorest still deserve help with life's basic necessities regardless of the quality of their government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/the-poorest-still-deserve-help-with-life-s-basic-necessities/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [We must not ignore the younger electorate in a fight for older swing voters who we can be confident will go to the polls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/we-must-not-ignore-the-younger-electorate-in-a-fight-for-older-swing/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) > [People who feel alienated have little trust in the institutions of our society. This adds to the wider sense of disaffection and makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/people-who-feel-alienated-have-little-trust-in-the-institutions-of/) [Hilary Benn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-benn/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/developing-countries/hilary-benn/#itemlist", "name": "2 Developing countries Quotes By Hilary Benn", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Decisions about whether industries or companies should be publicly or privately owned are for the governments of developing countries to make; but where they ask for our assistance we'll give it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hilary Benn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-benn/decisions-about-whether-industries-or-companies-should-be-publicly-or/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hilary-benn-12095_decisions_decisions-about-whether-industries-or-co_803344.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hilary-benn-12095_decisions_decisions-about-whether-industries-or-co_803344.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eeb/hilary-benn-12095_decisions_decisions-about-whether-industries-or-co_803344.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Decisions about whether industries or companies should be publicly or privately owned are for the…” — Hilary Benn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Average tariffs between rich countries are only 3 per cent. 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