Economic Quote by Frances Moore Lappé

“When economists base their models on their fantasies of an "economic man" motivated only by self-interest, they forget community--the all-important web of meaning we…

— Cacilda Jethá

It is, after all, only common sense to realize that, but for the fact that economic life is a process of incessant internal change,…

— Joseph A. Schumpeter

“Yet economics purports to be strangely exempt from this fact of life. From Adam Smith's day to our own, the chief concern of the…

— George Gilder

Traditional economics is based on imaginary creatures sometimes referred to as 'Homo economicus.' I call them Econs for short. Econs are amazingly smart and…

— Richard Thaler

We see ourselves as inhabiting a complex social world that has some capitalist things going on in it as well as some socialist ones,…

— Cynthia Kauffman

Today if you look at most economic textbooks, economics is not defined by subject matter. It's presented as a science of social choice that…

— Michael Sandel

Political Economy or Economics is a study of mankind in the ordinary business of life.

— Alfred Marshall

Though my heart may be left of centre, I have always known that the only economic system that works is a market economy... This…

— Vaclav Havel

Economy is the art of making the most of life.

— Gary Becker

The premise is simple: One economy and one environment, and they're interdependent.

— Dennis Weaver

Economics must not be relegated to classrooms and statistical offices and must not be left to esoteric circles. It is the philosophy of human…

— Ludwig von Mises

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.

— Maurice Strong