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Jeffrey Sachs is a renowned economist born on November 5, 1954. He has extensive research and contributions in the fields of global development, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. Sachs has served as a special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, guiding the formulation and implementation of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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“Business often does a good job supporting communities: the arts, universities, and scientific enterprises... But that philosophy has rarely reached poor countries. Even businesses that are enlightened in their home bases see Africa, Latin America, and parts of Asia as places to exploit natural resources or use cheap labor.”

“Roosevelt talked not only about Freedom from Fear, but also Freedom from Want.”

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“The essence of Africa's crises is fundamentally it's extreme poverty.”

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“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 to borrow a bit more and do even better.”

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“It's not so unusual to run out of someone else's currency.”

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“America's government is not even aware of the gap between its commitments and action, because almost nobody in authority understands the actions that would be needed to meet the commitments.”

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Born: November 5, 1954
Known for: Economist
Quotes: 61

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The End of Poverty: How We Can Make it Happen in Our LifetimeRelated source material

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