“Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.” DecisionPowerShareEconomicPerspectiveCapitalismAffectedMakersEngagementDecision Makers Author:Barney Frank
“In an ecological perspective, in other words, there are few accidents or anomalies, only outcomes based on system structure and dynamics. Climate change and glittering malls, Calcuttan poverty and sybaritic wealth, biotic impoverishment and economic growth, militarism and terrorism, global domination and utter vulnerability are not different things but manifestations of a single system.” DifferentGrowthWealthPovertyEconomicPerspectiveStructureClimateEnvironmentalClimate ChangeTerrorismAccidentsManifestationOutcomesVulnerabilityDifferent ThingsDominationEconomic GrowthEcologicalMallsDynamicsMilitarismAnomalies Book:The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror Source: The Last Refuge: Patriotism, Politics, and the Environment in an Age of Terror
“Frankly, [the definition of woman] is a problem that the lesbians do not have because of a change of perspective. 'Woman' has meaning only in heterosexual systems of thought and heterosexual, economic systems. Lesbians are not women.” ProblemEconomicPerspectiveDefinitionsEconomic Systems Author:Monique Wittig
“Tibetans must take full authority and responsibility for developing industry, looking from all different perspectives, taking care of the environment, conserving resources for long-term economic health, and safeguarding the interests of Tibetan workers, nomads, and farmers.” LongDifferentCareTermInterestResponsibilityEnvironmentEconomicPerspectiveIndustryAuthorityResourcesWorkersDevelopingLong TermFarmersTibetanDifferent PerspectiveNomadConservingSafeguardingAuthority And Responsibility Author:Dalai Lama
“For more than 3,000 years, China and India accounted for half of the world's economic output. But then the Industrial Revolution gave North America and Europe 150 golden years. If you take the long-term perspective, our economic dominance has been more of an exception than the rule.” IfsWorldYearsLongHas BeensAmericaTermHalfEconomicRevolutionPerspectiveEuropeIndiaChinaGoldenLong TermExceptionDominanceNorth AmericaOutputIndustrial RevolutionChina And IndiaGolden Years Author:Paul Achleitner
“When it comes right down to it, people are quite similar. We may come from different backgrounds, cultures, and economic circumstances, and our attitudes and perspectives may vary. But in the heart-where it really counts-we're a lot alike.” PeopleHeartMayDifferentCultureAttitudeEconomicPerspectiveCircumstancesBackgroundsVaryDifferent Backgrounds Author:M. Russell Ballard
“From an economic perspective, women are treated unfairly: they perform 66 percent of the world's work and produce 50 percent of the food but they only earn 10 percent of the income and own 1 percent of the property.” WorldEconomicProducePerspectivePercentPropertyIncomeTreatedTreated Unfairly Author:Zainab Salbi
“As we move forward to debate our economic and fiscal challenges in the weeks and months ahead, one thing is clear: Our economic agenda, choices and decisions, will be viewed through the perspective and the eyes of our nation's women and their needs and those of their families.” NeedsEyeMovingChoicesNationsChallengesDecisionClearOne ThingWeekEconomicPerspectiveMonthsDebateMoving ForwardAgendasChoices And Decisions Author:Nancy Pelosi