-Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations (1776)
"The thoughts of economists and political philosophy, whether right or wrong at that time, are more powerful than ordinary understanding. The world is actually ruled by a few elites. "
John Maynard Keynes
"In capitalist society, economic progress means turbulence." joseph schumpete.
"... during the Great Prosperity and the Great Depression ... the two factors that played a bad role were debt chaos and material chaos. "
-Alvin Fisher
Generally speaking, economy is a shrewd and thrifty art, which can meet all the needs of the whole family. ..... in a country that pursues economy, in a country that pursues politics and economy.
James Stewart
Science is a revolutionary force, which has played a driving role in history. -Engels
The difference in income is mainly caused by the amount of wealth. Compared with the difference of property, the difference of salary and personal ability can be ignored. This class difference has not disappeared until today: lower-level or working-class parents often can't afford to send their children to business schools or medical schools-these children are excluded from the whole high-paying career. Samuelson
Monopolists increase their remuneration in terms of wages and profits by constantly maintaining the shortage of market inventory ... and selling their products at much higher prices than normal.
-Adam Smith: The Wealth of Nations
Fairness and efficiency are social and economic issues that need to be carefully weighed, which have been bothering us in many social policy fields. We can't produce pies according to market efficiency and then divide them equally.
-arthur okun (1975)
It is said that Lenin once asserted that the most effective way to destroy the capitalist system is to destroy its currency. By constantly resorting to inflation, the government can secretly confiscate most of the wealth of its citizens.
-Keynes (1883- 1946)
The views of economists and political philosophers, whether right or wrong, are far more powerful than most people know. The world is rarely ruled by others. The people who are actually responsible are usually slaves of some dead economists, although they think they are not influenced by intellectuals.
-Keynes
Both can be used as shoes and hats, and each industry is superior to the other. But in the production of hats, he can only surpass his competitors by 65,438+0/5 or 20%, while in the production of shoes, he beats his competitors by 65,438+0/3 or 33%. For the benefit of both sides, why not let this superior person specialize in shoes and another inferior person specialize in hats?
-david ricardo, 18 17.
The unfinished business of 2 1 century is to eliminate poverty.
-United Nations World Summit for Social Development, San Somavia, 1995.
The central issue of our time is probably how the world will finally treat the expanding population.
-Jean-Metz Grass, Director-General of the United Nations Population Fund