Economic Quote by John Clapham Download Open image “Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress.” — John Clapham ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Economic Economics Environment Growth Human progress Humans Progress
Progress is not striving for economic justice or fairness, but economic growth. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Not every advance is progress. Not every new thing is better for us humanly. — Sherry Turkle Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the current pace of progress is not nearly rapid enough, with many rich industrialised countries being slow to make the transition to cleaner… — Nicholas Stern Copy Share Image
Everywhere, and at all times, economic progress has meant far more to the poor than to the rich. — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
No great advancement has ever been kept at bay because of ideology, nor greed. Eventually progress moves us forward. — Mark Ruffalo Copy Share Image
Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical — Amartya Sen Copy Share Image
A major impediment to economic advancement around the world is the fact that the vast majority of humans are unbanked. — Patrick M. Byrne Copy Share Image
If economic progress means that we become anonymous cogs in some great machine, then progress is an empty promise. — Charles Handy Copy Share Image
The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Real progress cannot be measured by money alone. We must ensure that economic growth contributes to our quality of life, rather than degrading it — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
Economic history is the most fundamental branch of history; not the most important. Foundations exist to carry better things. — John Clapham Copy Share Image
It makes no sense to talk of the social obligations of the corporation without reference to its economic obligations. The two are intertwined. — Lee R. Raymond Copy Share Image
Advances in technology will continue to reach far into every sector of our economy. Future job and economic growth in industry, defense, transportation, agriculture,… — Christopher Bond Copy Share Image
I genuinely did not expect more than half our nation to choose to walk away from our long-term allies into the arms of our… — Brian Reade Copy Share Image
The concept of humanity is an especially useful ideological instrument of imperialist expansion, and in its ethical-humanitarian form it is a specific vehicle of… — Carl Schmitt Copy Share Image
Parents who are stressed or disturbed will have more difficulty in meeting their children's needs. Parents who have little support--from friends, relatives, neighbors, or… — Sheila Kamerman Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
The number of poor, and poorly prepared, students who succeed in college and beyond undercuts the simplistic notion that economic or educational disadvantage is… — Roland Merullo Copy Share Image
Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
The average well-being of our societies is not dependent any longer on national income and economic growth. ... But the differences between us and… — Richard G. Wilkinson Copy Share Image
Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Both fact and logic seem to me to support the view that savings invested in privately owned economic tools of production amount to an… — F. A. Harper Copy Share Image
Business school graduates from the best schools earn large salaries and frequently rise to positions of great power. It would be nice if they… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
