An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed.
Paul A. Samuelson
Asia's governments come in two broad varieties: young, fragile democracies - and older, fragile authoritarian regimes.
Paul A. Samuelson
Companies are not charitable enterprises: They hire workers to make profits. In the United States, this logic still works. In Europe, it hardly does.
Paul A. Samuelson
Economics has never been a science - and it is even less now than a few years ago.
Paul A. Samuelson
Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.
Paul A. Samuelson
Good questions outrank easy answers.
Paul A. Samuelson
Politicians like to tell people what they want to hear - and what they want to hear is what won't happen.
Paul A. Samuelson
Self-deception ultimately explains Japan's plight. The Japanese have never accepted that change is in their interest - and not merely a response to U.S. criticism.
Paul A. Samuelson
Sooner or later the Internet will become profitable. It's an old story played before by canals, railroads and automobiles.
Paul A. Samuelson
The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows.
Paul A. Samuelson
Wall Street indices predicted nine out of the last five recessions!
Paul A. Samuelson
What we know about the global financial crisis is that we don't know very much.
Paul A. Samuelson
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Type:
Economist
Date of Birth:
1915-05-15
Year of Death:
Nationality:
American |