Economic growth Quote by Troy Bramston

“Large-scale reforms usually require either a crisis, which makes them unavoidable, or a framework that builds popular support along with an effective advocate to…

— Eswar S Prasad

“Isn’t it a strange thing,” he asked Barton, “that in every period of social unrest men have the notion that they can pass a…

— Amity Shlaes

“It is beyond doubt that Xi and Li understand, and even acknowledge, that reform is no longer a choice but a necessity,”

— Gordon Chang

“The people will take a certain amount of reform, then they want a rest. But the reforms stay.”

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Unlike old-fashioned Britain, where Tony Blair recruited Lord Levy to encourage his 'Friends of Israel' to donate their money to a party that was…

— Gilad Atzmon

“All those things happened before the reforms that ended bureaucratic practices. And those reforms made it possible for decisive men to take charge and…

— Andreas Christensen

“In the Victorian era a curious belief was prevalent that sovereign states ought to have governments that were reasonably efficient and solvent.”

— Byron Farwell

Tony Blair personified the shift away from democracy, towards control by bankers.

— Max Keiser

Whatever the eventual judgment, the political implications of Hutton are already clear. A devastating indictment of Labour in power - and of our political…

— Charles Kennedy

“...decisions were often made because of ideology and politics. As a result many wrong-headed actions were taken, ones that did not solve the problem…

— Joseph E. Stiglitz

“Keynes knew perfectly well that fascist economic policy could never have succeeded in the long-run without war, occupation and exploitation.”

— Tony Judt

“the party that governed, restored an orderly nation. Success through merit alone. Economic rationalism. Prosperity through order.” He snickered. “Finally, a party that kept…

— Julian North