#economic

And in Iraq we tried to implement the same policy that was so successful in Saudi Arabia, but Saddam Hussein didn't buy. When the economic hit men fail in this scenario, the next step is what we call the jackals. ↗

— John Perkins

#buy #call #economic #fail #hit

But when 9/11 struck, I had a change of heart. I knew the story had to be told because what happened at 9/11 is a direct result of what the economic hit men are doing. ↗

— John Perkins

#change #direct #direct result #doing #economic

Our assessment of socio-economic worth is largely a sham. We scientists should not lend ourselves to it - though we routinely do. We should, instead, insist on applying the criterion of quality. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#assessment #criterion #insist #instead #largely

But the system of prices ruling the market not only transmits information in the light of which economic agents can mutually adjust their actions, it also provides them with an incentive to exercise economy in terms of money. ↗

— Michael Polanyi

#adjust #agents #also #economic #economy

Fossil fuels, including oil, are running out and supplies are getting harder to find. If we do nothing, prices will continue to rise and our reliance on oil will come to an abrupt and tumultuous end, causing global economic and social turmoil. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#causing #come #continue #economic #end

Over the last 10 years a huge amount has been achieved in getting people into work. Measures such as the New Deal, tax credits, the minimum wage and improved childcare have brought about record numbers of people in work, a number that is still rising despite the global economic slowdown. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#achieved #amount #been #brought #childcare

The economic and social decline of Zimbabwe is shocking and appalling. Life there is unrecognisable from that of the recent past. Each day is a struggle for basic survival. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#basic #day #decline #each #economic

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living. ↗

— Yitzhak Rabin

#dry #economic #economic development #improved #islam

The Social-Democratic Federation took part in all the political and economic struggles of the English working class; it took pains to bring Socialist views home to them, not only through agitation and propaganda, but also by actions. ↗

— Karl Radek

#agitation #also #bring #class #economic

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#aids #commit #defeat #discriminatory #economic