Away Quote by Muhammad Yunus

What good does the theory [of economics] do if it is not working for people?

— Muhammad Yunus

The first theory is that if we make the rich richer, somehow they will let a part of their prosperity trickle down to the…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

Classic economic theories recognize public goods aspects of one kind or another - the need for economic intervention in, obviously, the supply of infrastructure…

— Kenneth Arrow

You can achieve great economic gains by solving social problems.

— Paul Tudor Jones

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human…

— Abraham Maslow

Free market capitalism is far more than economic theory. It is the engine of social mobility-the highway to the American Dream.

— George W. Bush

The rich do not have to invest enough in the poorest countries to make them rich; they need to invest enough so that these…

— Jeffrey Sachs

Economy is for the poor; the rich may dispense with it.

— Christian Nestell Bovee

Our main task is not to see that people of great wealth add to it, but that those without much money have a greater…

— Mitch Daniels

The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much…

— John Holdren

If our economic system is to survive, there has to be a better distribution of wealth ... we can't have a system where some…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Prosperity comes from the private sector.

— Rick Scott