American Quote by Sharan Burrow

As economists bandy about terms like 'recapitalization,' 'credit lines,' and 'liquidity,' families are facing brutal cuts to their social services and welfare payments, losing…

— Sharan Burrow

We need to decarbonise our societies and economies.

— Sharan Burrow

Poor people around the world spend more on energy because they lack the capital to buy a more expensive energy-efficient product.

— Sharan Burrow

All business must have a social license to operate.

— Sharan Burrow

It seems evident that the IMF has learned nothing from its inequality-inducing policies during the 1980s debt crises in Latin America nor from its…

— Sharan Burrow

As universal a truth as the rising and setting of the sun each day, the global economy needs people.

— Sharan Burrow

Illicit trade corrupts corporations and governments alike, allows dictators to survive, and obscures oppression, including modern day slavery.

— Sharan Burrow

Inequality is a poison that is destroying livelihoods, stripping families of dignity, and splitting communities.

— Sharan Burrow

The concept of 'green jobs' or a 'green economy' is often attacked as the work of the Grimm Brothers by those wedded to the…

— Sharan Burrow

Many women drop out of the work force altogether, which holds back our economy with a loss of skills and personnel.

— Sharan Burrow

Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act.

— Sharan Burrow

A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality.

— Sharan Burrow