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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.”

“Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated "heavily indebted poor country," with little legal ability to control its economic future: Everything is for sale. And once Nicaraguans decide to cash in and sell their houses or farms, they have to look far inland for anything affordable.”

World Looks Littles Country House Ability Poor Economic Sells International Fund Farms Cash Affordable Monetary Indebted Poor Countries Nicaragua World Bank

Author:Tony D'Souza

“Ours is not a poor country and even though we are now a poor people, there should be no room for the despondency that has settled on large sections of the population.”

People Should Country Poor Rooms Population Sections Poor People Poor Countries Despondency

Book:Towards a golden age of business: selected speeches of H. E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, January-December, 2001

Source: Towards a golden age of business: selected speeches of H. E. Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor, January-December, 2001

“The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.”

Country Poor Rich Events Reflection Misery South Population Shock September September 11 Rich And Poor Thorough Disparity Poor Countries

Author:Omar Bongo

“Now, we put out a lot of carbon dioxide every year, over 26 billion tons. For each American, it's about 20 tons. For people in poor countries, it's less than one ton. It's an average of about five tons for everyone on the planet. And, somehow, we have to make changes that will bring that down to zero.”

People Years Country Poor Five Planets Average Billions Zero Carbon Making Changes Carbon Dioxide Poor Countries

Author:Bill Gates

“The great question for our time is, how to make sure that the continuing scientific revolution brings benefits to everybody rather than widening the gap between rich and poor. To lift up poor countries, and poor people in rich countries, from poverty, to give them a chance of a decent life, technology is not enough. Technology must be guided and driven by ethics if it is to do more than provide new toys for the rich.”

“Oppression makes a poor country.”

Country Poor Oppression Poor Countries

Book:Fruits of Solitude. ... Eighth edition

Source: Fruits of Solitude. ... Eighth edition

“We must help all our young people to understand that ours is still a very poor country, that we cannot change this situation radically in a short time, and that only through the united efforts of our younger generation and all our people, working with their own hands, can China be made strong and prosperous within a period of several decades. The establishment of our socialist system has opened the road leading to the ideal society of the future, but to translate this ideal into reality needs hard work.”

“Foreign aid goes from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.”

People Country Poor Liberty Rich Libertarian Aids Poor People Rich People Freedom And Liberty Limited Freedom Poor Countries Great Libertarian Rich Countries Foreign Aid

Author:Rand Paul

“Rich countries have 'kicked away the ladder' by forcing free-market, free-trade policies on poor countries. Already established countries do not want more competitors emerging through the nationalistic policies they themselves successfully used in the past.”

Want Country Past Used Poor Rich Policy Trade Competitors Free Market Ladders Emerging Free Trade Poor Countries Rich Countries Nationalistic

Book:Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity

Source: Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity