Economic Development Quotes

102 quotes by 95 authors

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the… — Rod Blagojevich
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. — Barbara Boxer
When my job was attempting to predict future economic developments for the Shell oil company, I was frequently reminded of an Arabic saying: 'Those who… — Vince Cable
Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice. — Kim Dae-jung
Refugee problems may often seem intractable but they are not insoluble. In our experience there are two basic prerequisites for solution: the political will of… — Sadako Ogata
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
While economic development [in Egypt] made a few people rich, it left many more worse off. As people felt less and less free, they also… — Dalia Mogahed
The rich do not have to invest enough in the poorest countries to make them rich; they need to invest enough so that these countries… — Jeffrey Sachs
We want to see...the efficient production and use of energy, so that the products we produce and the way we produce them pose no threat… — John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley
One of the most important tasks is to broaden the energy supply ... Energy determines today international security and social as well as economic development… — Vladimir Putin
...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if… — Angela Merkel
We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our… — Barack Obama
Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development. — Kevin Rudd
We are enjoying in Africa what I call the democracy dividend. The progress we are seeing, economic development are all part of the dividend of… — John Dramani Mahama
Nature is not a drag on growth. Its protection is an unavoidable prerequisite for sustaining economic development — Tony Juniper
I congratulate NUS for launching a new degree, a bachelor of environmental studies. This is a most timely initiative. One of the biggest challenges facing… — Tommy Koh
In a perfect world what poor countries at the lowest rungs of economic development need is not a multi-party democracy, but in fact a decisive… — Dambisa Moyo
I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad. — John F. Kerry
States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities. — Corrine Brown
The momentum of Asia's economic development is already generating massive pressures for the exploration and exploitation of new sources of energy and the Central Asian… — Zbigniew Brzezinski

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