Democracy Quote by Angus Deaton

I don't think income solely determines health. I think lots of other things determine health.

— Angus Deaton

I, who do not believe in socialized health-care, would advocate a single-payment system... because it will get this monster that we've created out of…

— Angus Deaton

Many people have mixed views about unions, but unions used to give people some measure of control at work. They gave them a social…

— Angus Deaton

I've always - and not always happily - considered myself an outsider. Certainly at Fettes. And then the Scots are always outsiders in England.…

— Angus Deaton

People who have children, by and large, want children. People who don't want children are people who, by and large, don't want to have…

— Angus Deaton

The first thing we need to understand when we think about globalization is that it has benefited an enormous number of people who are…

— Angus Deaton

High quality, open, transparent, and uncensored data are needed to support democracy.

— Angus Deaton

Success breeds inequality, and you don't want to choke off success.

— Angus Deaton

“It can be bad if the winners try to stop others from following them, pulling up the ladders behind them.”

— Angus Deaton

A good theoretical account must explain all of the evidence that we see. If it doesn't work everywhere, we have no idea what we…

— Angus Deaton

Growth does not bring any 'automatic' improvement in the health component of wellbeing.

— Angus Deaton

In Scotland, I was brought up to think of policemen as allies and to ask one for help when I needed it.

— Angus Deaton