1,161 Quotes About Economics


  • Author Mac Duke The Strategist
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    Poverty is the biggest and most glorified cult in the history of human kind. In the concept of African moral philosophy it's unnecessary but however other nations capitalize on it to run the economic machine.The rules are extreme when it comes to economics. You cannot build a nation without spilling the blood of another.Makes me wonder if Africa is ready to pick up a sword and defend itself.

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  • Author John Lanchester
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    In economics, models are spoken of as being made of physics when in truth they are made of Lego. They have that degree of provisionality and tentativeness and, importantly, rebuildability. There's a permanent invitation to take them apart and put them together again in a form that works better.

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  • Author Eileen Crist
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    Sustainable growth, a phrase beloved by politicians, is an oxymoron. In a world of finite size, with limited resources, sustained growth of any material thing, such as a population or an economy, is not possible. Physical objects or processes cannot grow forever in a finite world. Understanding this simple fact is central to any understanding of sustainability.

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