“One of the soundest rules to remember when making forecasts in the field of economics is that whatever is to happen is happening already.” HappensRememberFieldsHappeningsEconomicsFinanceRemember WhenForecasts Author:Sylvia Porter
“We often confuse or loosely use the ideas of crony capitalism or neoliberalism to actually avoid using the word "capitalism", but once you've actually seen, let's say, what's happening in India and the United States - that this model of US economics packaged in a carton that says "democracy" is being forced on countries all over the world, militarily if necessary, has in the United States itself resulted in 400 of the richest people owning wealth equivalent [to that] of half of the population.” PeopleIfsWorldIdeasCountryStatesUseWealthUnitedHalfUnited StatesDemocracyModelsHappeningsCapitalismEconomicsIndiaPopulationNeoliberalismCroniesCrony Capitalism Author:Arundhati Roy
“In the 19th century China dominated the manufacture of porcelain. Then European factories discovered a cheaper method of making pottery of equal quality, demolishing the Chinese industry the exact reverse of what is happening now. World economics have turned full circle.” WorldBusinessQualityCenturyIndustryEqualHappeningsEconomicsMethodChinaCirclesChineseFactoriesReverseCheaper19th CenturyPotteryFull CirclePorcelain Author:Martin Sorrell
“What's happening is there's transfer of wealth from the poor and the middle class to the wealthy. This comes about because of the monetary system that we have. When you inflate a currency or destroy a currency, the middle class gets wiped out, so the people who get to use the money first, which is created by the Federal Reserve System, benefit, so the money gravitates to the banks and to Wall Street. That's why you have more billionaires than ever before.” PeopleFirstsUseWealthPoorMoneyClassEconomyStreetsMiddleWallBenefitsHappeningsEconomicsMiddle ClassWealthyCurrencyReservesBillionaireTransfersMonetaryFederal ReserveMonetary System Author:Ron Paul
“The time has come to link ecology to economic and human development. When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all. What is happening to the rain forests of Madagascar and Brazil will affect us all.” KnowsHumansScienceKnowledgeTreeEconomicDevelopmentHappeningsBirdRainEconomicsForestsBiologyLinksEcologyAntsBrazilHuman DevelopmentMadagascar Author:E. O. Wilson
“Time is a device to stop everything from happening at once ... space is a device to stop everything from happening in Cambridge.” SpaceHappeningsEconomicsDevicesCambridge Author:Dharma Kumar
“The attempt to isolate economics from other disciplines-notably politics, history, philosophy, finance, constitutional theory and sociology-has fatally disabled its power to explain what is happening in the world.” WorldPhilosophyTheoryDisciplineHappeningsEconomicsFinanceSociologyDisabled Author:Will Hutton
“At its heart, this book touches on a mystery of economics: what exactly is happening in our world, and why does it often work so well? As the authors show, apparently messy systems - such as untidy desks - actually exhibit a high degree of order: the piles of paper are close to hand, and the most important documents tend to make their way to the top while un-needed ones sink to the bottom. If the mess works, why mess with it?” IfsWorldWayWellsHeartDoeImportantBookShowsHandsAmericaOrderMysteryModernNeededDegreesPaperHappeningsEconomicsBottomMessOur WorldDesksDocumentsModern WorldMessyExhibitsWhy MeExactly Is Author:Nicholas Blincoe
“If you don’t want to cry about the state of the economy, why not laugh instead? This book is an ideal introduction to the subject for anybody who thinks they ought to understand what’s happening around them but is put off by the usual dense text and economics jargon.” IfsThinkingWantBookStatesLaughingEconomySubjectsCryOughtHappeningsIdealsEconomicsWhy NotUsualIntroductionDenseJargon Author:Diane Coyle
“The 20th Century approach to economics, resource depletion and over-consumption means we boom and bust until we bust more than we boom; that is precisely what is happening. In a low growth economy, the true meaning of resource efficiency in business and in everything we do is essential” MeanGrowthEconomyCenturyEssentialsApproachLowsHappeningsResourcesEconomicsConsumptionEfficiency20th CenturyTrue MeaningResource Depletion Author:Phil Harding