“Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector... Economic freedom is the world's mightiest engine for abundance and social justice... Developing countries need to be encouraged to experiment with a growing variety of arrangements for profit sharing and expanded capital ownership.” WorldNeedsCountryUseWisdomPoliticsEnergySocialJusticeEffortEconomyGrowingEconomicSocial JusticeProfitExperimentsVarietyDevelopingAbundanceLiberalismEnginesOwnershipArrangementsAssistanceMaximumPrivate SectorBe EncouragedDeveloping CountriesEconomic FreedomProfit Sharing Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“When government 'creates jobs' by taking money from the private sector and 'investing' in favored projects, it is not truly productive activity. Rather, the government has preempted the economic process, forbidding it to serve consumers so that it can instead serve the objectives of politicians and bureaucrats.” GovernmentJobsProcessEconomicPoliticianActivityProjectsInvestingObjectivesConsumersProductivePrivate SectorBureaucrats Author:Sheldon Richman
“Free trade has been proven, time and again, as a reliable path to economic development. It pushes the public and private sectors alike toward greater accountability and transparency. It lifts people out of poverty, and while it can force unsettling changes on a society, those changes prove to be worthwhile in a very short time.” PeopleHas BeensForcePovertyPathGreaterEconomicDevelopmentProveTradeLiftsAccountabilityWorthwhileProvenTransparencyPrivate SectorShort TimeFree TradeEconomic Development Author:Jonah Goldberg
“The economic welfare of all our people must ultimately stem not from government programs, but from the wealth created by a vigorous private sector.” PeopleGovernmentWealthEconomicProgramWelfareStemVigorousPrivate SectorGovernment Programs Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“Strong economic growth, and especially a significant increase in private sector investment, is the only sustainable path forward for Rwanda.” StrongGrowthPathEconomicIncreaseInvestmentSignificantEconomic GrowthPrivate SectorRwanda Author:Paul Kagame