“There is no example on the planet of a successful economy with broadly shared prosperity and a shrinking, weak government.” GovernmentEconomySuccessfulExamplePlanetsWeakProsperityShrinkingWeak Government Author:William J. Clinton
“A file-sharing service and a hedge fund are essentially the same things. In both cases, there's this idea that whoever has the biggest computer can analyze everyone else to their advantage and concentrate wealth and power. It's shrinking the overall economy. I think it's the mistake of our age.” ThinkingIdeasAgeWealthMistakeCasesEconomyComputerAdvantageFundFilesShrinkingHedge FundFile Sharing Author:Jaron Lanier
“We are shrinking the size of the federal government as a percent of our economy from over 21 percent of the economy to 19 percent of the economy. At the same time, we're growing the private economy.” GovernmentEconomyGrowingPercentSizeFederal GovernmentShrinking Author:Franklin Raines
“(I)t is highly questionable whether when 'Europe speaks with one voice', as we are so often told it is doing, anyone is really listening. Europe's reputation as a serious player in international affairs is unenviable. It is a feeble giant who desperate attempts to be taken seriously are largely risible. It has a weak currency and a sluggish inflexible economy, still much reliant on hidden protectionism. It has a shrinking, ageing, population and, with the exception of Britain, rather unimpressive armed forces and, not excepting Britain, muddled diplomacy.” StillsSpeakForceVoiceEconomyTakenPlayerSeriousListeningEuropeWeakAffairInternationalPopulationReputationGiantsDesperateBritainExceptionCurrencyDiplomacyAgeingArmed ForcesShrinkingQuestionableSluggishProtectionismInternational Affairs Author:Margaret Thatcher
“Iran's economy is now shrinking by 1 percent a year. Its oil production is down 40 percent.” YearsEconomyPercentProductionsOilIranShrinkingOil Production Author:Susan Rice