We were proposing, in a sense, that the rest of the world be made safe for American ideas, as they adopted intellectual property rights that gave patent protection to our very innovative economy. Jeffrey Sachs adoptamericaneconomy Change image and share on social
The debts are unaffordable. If they won't cancel the debts I would suggest obstruction; you do it yourselves. Jeffrey Sachs canceldebtobstruction Change image and share on social
Globalization was a deep trend pushed by technology and right ideas, as much as anything else. Jeffrey Sachs deepglobalizationidea Change image and share on social
In Asia, a lot of successful economies that had been living on their own saving, decided to open up their financial markets to international capital in the early 1990s. So here were countries doing quite well, but they decided they'd borrow a bit more and do even better. Jeffrey Sachs 1990sasiabite share on social
The essence of Africa's crisis is fundamentally its extreme poverty. Jeffrey Sachs africacrisisessence Change image and share on social
The great leaders of the second world war alliance, Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, understood the twin sides of destruction and salvation. Their war aims were not only to defeat fascism, but to create a world of shared prosperity. Jeffrey Sachs aimalliancechurchill share on social
White House and State Department foreign-policy experts are overwhelmingly directed towards military and diplomatic issues, not development issues. Jeffrey Sachs departmentdevelopmentdiplomatic Change image and share on social
It's not so unusual to run out of someone else's currency. Jeffrey Sachs currencyrununusual Change image and share on social
The idea that UN commitments should be followed by action is indeed a radical one, especially for the United States, where wilful neglect of its own commitments is the rule. Jeffrey Sachs actioncommitmentidea Change image and share on social
