World Development Quotes by Susan George

More Quotes by Susan George

Susan George has 37 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

• How do we get democracy at the international level? That's our problem. and it's essentially the same problem people faced in the…
• I used to work a lot on food issues and every time somebody predicted that production would be inadequate they got egg…
• We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that…
• The Sierra Club in the United States has now really come out for population control and reduction.
• The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too.
• There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change…
• We're trying to run a 21st century society and economy with 19th century Darwinian, competitive, crude ideas.
• As the rich consume more and more, they are clearly not going to want to downgrade their own status.
• Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions are generally…
• What you need if you want jobs are small and medium sized enterprises, local initiatives, labour intensive work, community development, service providers…
• Redistribution of wealth would require enormous amounts of investment. The only time an elite has accepted this has been during crises, such…
• The World Bank is now the biggest culprit in the debt crisis.

See all 37 quotes by Susan George »