America under Trump has gone from being a world leader to an object of derision. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
Climate change poses an existential threat to the planet that is no less dire than that posed by North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
In an economy, when the government spends more and invests in the economy, that money circulates, and recirculates again and again. So not only does it create jobs once: the investment creates jobs multiple times. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
With neoliberalism discredited and austerity failed, we need to rewrite the rules of the economy once again. But this time in the right way. We need rules that focus on long-term economic growth, and the only kind of sustainable prosperity is shared prosperity. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
There’s a long list of investments that governments could and should be making. There is strengthening infrastructure, such as transport and communications; there is investment in education; there is investment in families, particularly putting measures in place that free women from having to make the choice between raising a family and work. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
Donald Trump’s astonishing victory in the U.S. presidential election has made one thing abundantly clear: too many Americans – particularly white male Americans – feel left behind. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
Regulatory reform must move beyond limiting the damage that the financial sector can do and ensure that the sector genuinely serves society. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
Ensuring preschool education for all and investing more in public schools is essential if the U.S. is to avoid becoming a neo-feudal country where advantages and disadvantages are passed on from one generation to the next. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
If Trump actually wants to help those who have been left behind, he must go beyond the ideological battles of the past. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
Growth is not an objective in itself; we should be concerned with standards of living. Joseph Stiglitz Read Quote
