Development Quote by Ali Bongo Ondimba

I am now a fundamentalist American; give me time and I will tell you why individualism, laissez-faire and the slightly restrained anarchy of capitalism…

— Rose Wilder Lane

Just as any revolution eats its children, unchecked market fundamentalism can devour the social capital essential for the long-term dynamism of capitalism itself.

— Mark Carney

Economic prosperity is not so much a material problem; it is, first of all, an intellectual, spiritual, and moral problem.

— Ludwig von Mises

Productivity and the growth of productivity must be the first economic consideration at all times, not the last. That is the source of technological…

— William E. Simon

“There are two main reasons why this assumption is wrong. First, once basic material needs have been met, there is very little evidence that…

— Nic Marks

Capitalism is the greatest system ever created for alleviating general human misery, and yet it breeds ingratitude.

— Jonah Goldberg

“Then, madam, they do nothing.” Albert Einstein once said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” Economics…

— Eric Weiner

Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either lead into…

— Hannah Arendt

The main achievement of economics is that it has provided a theory of peaceful human cooperation. This is why the harbingers of violent conflict…

— Ludwig von Mises

We need fundamental change. In the past, national development led to people's happiness but now the link between national growth and improvement in people's…

— Park Geun-hye

The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy…

— Mahbub ul Haq

If productivity grows, the economy does well.

— Edward C. Prescott