World military spending has now risen to over $1.2 trillion. This incredible sum represents 2.5 per cent of GDP (global gross domestic… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
A possibility is that we see more and more leverage, and credit-to-GDP ratios rise once more to even higher levels; eventually the… — Alan M. Taylor Copy Share Image
Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a… — Frances O'Grady Copy Share Image
But clearly an economy that's growing and expanding like this one - and it certainly is doing that with high GDP output,… — John W. Snow Copy Share Image
It's my guess that something like 5% of GDP goes to money management and itsattendant friction. I define it broadly - annuities,… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
And so, inevitably, one returns to the centre of Western culture, Greece, and we have never, in any sense, lost our ties… — Stephen Gardiner Copy Share Image
The majority of humankind does not accept this system, despite claims of worldwide support. Even with Russia's ratification, 75% of the world's… — Andrey Illarionov Copy Share Image
The question is: How do we reduce spending from 25% of GDP, which is where Obama put us? The focus is on… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
I think the main figure that matters to all of us, including people in the media, is: How does GDP per capita… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
The United States of America was a pirate nation for the first one hundred years of its existence, ripping off the patents… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
We've had a number of economists supporting our legislation. And here's where we are. The American people can judge. Six largest financial… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
“The problem with gross domestic product is the gross bit. There are no deductions involved: all economic activity is accounted as if… — George Monbiot Copy Share Image
