Economics Quote by Anonymous

“As we will show, poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.”

— Daron Acemoğlu

Poor countries are poor because they are wasting their resources,

— Iqbal Quadir

Countries are poor not because their people are lazy; their people are 'lazy' because they are poor.

— Ha-Joon Chang

“Whether it is North Korea, Sierra Leone, or Zimbabwe, well show that poor countries are poor for the same reason that Egypt is poor.…

— Daron Acemoğlu

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

— Confucius

In a system of free trade and free markets poor countries - and poor people - are not poor because others are rich. Indeed,…

— Margaret Thatcher

Poverty is a result of lack of opportunity. Lack of opportunity is about being without power, without being in a position to make choices.

— Winnie Byanyima

Most poor people live in the poorest countries.

— Bill Gates

Poverty is not the simple result of bad geography, bad culture, bad history. It's the result of us: of the ways that people choose…

— Adam Davidson

“Poor nation mostly generate poor people”

— Anwar Ali

For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of course, some…

— Peter Singer

It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one.

— Mother Teresa