“When goods are exchanged between countries, they must be paid for by commodities or gold. They cannot be paid for by the notes, certificates, and checks of the purchaser's country, since these are of value only in the country of issue.” CountryValuesIssuesGoldPaidNotesChecksGoodsCommodityCertificatesPurchasers Book:Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time
“Unemployment is due to the large import of goods from Britain and other countries. The Government haven't used the powers which they have for the benefit of the country.” CountryGovernmentUsedHavensBenefitsDuesBritainGoodsOther CountriesUnemploymentImports Author:Eamon de Valera
“It is the potential for economic growth that provides the basis for the development of countries, for bringing to people essential goods and services, such as water to drink and facilities for healthcare.” PeopleCountryGrowthWaterEconomyEconomicDevelopmentDrinkEssentialsBasesGoodsHealthcareFacilityEconomic GrowthGoods And Services Author:Lee R. Raymond
“[Social legislation] raised the cost of production; and what can be more illogical than to raise the cost of production in the country and then to allow the products of other countries which are not surrounded by any similar legislation, which are free from any similar cost and expenditure freely to enter our country in competition with our own goods...If these foreign goods come in cheaper, one of two things must follow...either you will take lower wages or you will lose your work.” IfsTwoCountrySocialLosesProductsCostRaisesCompetitionRaisedProductionsOur CountryTwo ThingsGoodsOther CountriesLegislationWagesCheaperExpendituresIllogical Author:Joseph Chamberlain
“Our economy is a hundred times better, than the average African economy. Outside South Africa, what country is [as good as] Zimbabwe?.. What is lacking now are goods on the shelves - that is all.” CountryEconomyHundredSouthAverageGoodsSouth AfricaLackingShelvesZimbabwe Author:Robert Mugabe