“There is plenty of room to make a profit in a zero-carbon economy; but the profit motive is not going to be the midwife for that great transformation.” RoomsEconomyTransformationProfitPlentyMotiveZeroCarbonMidwifeProfit Motive Book:This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate Source: This Changes Everything: Capitalism Vs. The Climate
“My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.” TogetherGamesWealthPrinciplesEconomyProsperityZeroGlobal EconomyWorld EconomyGuiding PrinciplesZero Sum Game Author:Julia Gillard
“The world economy is in a nosedive, and understanding what I call "depression economics" - the weird world you get into when even a zero interest rate isn't low enough, and a messed-up financial system is dragging down the real economy - is essential if we're going to avoid the worst.” IfsWorldRealEnoughUnderstandingInterestEconomyWorstEssentialsLowsEconomicsRateFinancialZeroMessed UpInterest RateWorld EconomyFinancial System Author:Paul Krugman
“What the Depression teaches us is that when the economy is so depressed that even a zero interest rate isn't low enough, you have to put conventional notions of prudence and sound policy aside.” EnoughSoundInterestTeachEconomyPolicyLowsNotionRateZeroConventionalPrudenceInterest Rate Author:Paul Krugman
“In our society, real power does not happen to lie in the political system, it lies in the private economy: that’s where the decisions are made about what’s produced, how much is produced, what’s consumed, where investment takes place, who has jobs, who controls the resources, and so on and so forth. And as long as that remains the case, changes inside the political system can make some difference-I don’t want to say it’s zero-but the differences are going to be very slight.” WantLongDoeMadeRealHappensJobsPoliticalLyingDifferencesDecisionCasesEconomyResourcesRemainsInvestmentOur SocietyZeroConsumedPolitical SystemsReal Power Author:Noam Chomsky