Quotes about Economic Development

We have new developing ties with Japan whom always supports our democratic process and economic development. Votes: 4

The WTO has one of the most impressive records in global economic governance, by promoting trade liberalisation and economic development. Votes: 4

Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living. Votes: 4

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well. Votes: 4

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform. Votes: 4

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce, reducing the cost of doing business and making available the resources business needs to compete and thrive in today's global economy. Votes: 4

We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. Votes: 4

While I believe our Constitution allows for State and local governments to execute the power of eminent domain for those purposes that specifically serve the public good, condemning property solely to implement economic development plans is not serving the public good. Votes: 4

As a conservative, I maintain a healthy skepticism of the theory of man-made global warming. I also believe that more people enjoying the fruits of modernity and economic development is a good thing - as long as those people arrived legally and obey the law. Votes: 4

We need to revise our economic thinking to give full value to our natural resources. This revised economics will stabilize both the theory and the practice of free-market capitalism. It will provide business and public policy with a powerful new tool for economic development, profitability, and the promotion of the public good. Votes: 4

I want to be remembered as someone who put India on the scientific map of the world in terms of large innovation. I want to be remembered for making a difference to global healthcare. And I want to be remembered as someone who did make a difference to social economic development in India. Votes: 4

It Is in the Agricultural Sector That the Battle for Long- Term Economic Development Will Be Won or Lost. Votes: 3

Intellectual property is a key aspect for economic development. Votes: 2

Economic development is what's going to make mountaintop removal palatable. Votes: 2

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable. Votes: 2

Enterprise Washington is economic development in areas of high unemployment around the state of Washington. Votes: 2

Chinese economic development has cost many American workers their jobs. That's the price of progress. Votes: 2

Education is both a tool of social justice as well as a fundamental driver of economic development. Votes: 2

The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people, not capital or raw materials that develop an economy. Votes: 2

Seen that way, the wholesale transformation of production technologies that is mandated by pollution prevention creates a new surge of economic development. Votes: 2

I'm sort of suspicious of most economic development projects, but the ones that encourage taxpayer-funded relocation bidding wars should be declared unconstitutional. Votes: 2

If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn't work. You have to do it all together. Votes: 2

The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development. Votes: 2

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities. Votes: 2

The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresses the needs of the people who live and recreate in central Idaho. Votes: 2

Here we were talking about economic development, about investing billions of dollars in various programs, and I could see it wasn't billions of dollars people needed right away. Votes: 2

Economic development and poverty alleviation are so complicated that I don't think there's a single background or a single discipline that is sufficient to tackle these great human problems. Votes: 2

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maine's Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administration's overall economic development strategy. Votes: 2

Financial inclusion helps lift people out of poverty and can help speed economic development. It can draw more women into the mainstream of economic activity, harnessing their contributions to society. Votes: 2

While economic development [in Egypt] made a few people rich, it left many more worse off. As people felt less and less free, they also felt less and less provided for. Votes: 2

We need to keep investing in economic and homeland security. We need to bank on the right kind of economic development. We need to embrace opportunities, but with the right kind of safeguards. Votes: 2

In a perfect world what poor countries at the lowest rungs of economic development need is not a multi-party democracy, but in fact a decisive benevolent dictator to push through the reforms required to get the economy moving Votes: 2

We were also able to do a great deal of work to improve highways, airports and airways, waterways, and railways, all of which are important and have provided a better quality of life and economic development opportunities for my constituents. Votes: 2

There are over 200 million illiterate women in India. This low literacy negatively impacts not just their lives but also their families' and the country's economic development. A girl's lack of education also has a negative impact on the health and well-being of her children. Votes: 2

I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea. Votes: 2

I am on my way to Ghana tomorrow morning and you just need to know that this Administration is very focused on doing all we can to promote economic development in this part of the world, in Africa, throughout Africa, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. Votes: 2

I think you'd change Alabama fundamentally if in six years someone said, 'If you want the best education in America, you've got to live in Alabama.' you'd change economic development, change the image of this state, you'd offer these kids an opportunity they otherwise would never have had. Votes: 2

A peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will likely depend to a great extent on the economic development of a future Palestinian state. As I have argued before, private sector investment - especially in the West Bank - is going to prove crucial in creating the right political and social context for peace. Votes: 2

Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little more than a dream. But that ignores the very tangible benefits disarmament would bring for all humankind. Its success would strengthen international peace and security. It would free up vast and much-needed resources for social and economic development. It would advance the rule of law. Votes: 2

Culture changes with economic development. Votes: 0

My definition of economic development is economic growth. Votes: 0

Low inflation and government prudence may be harmful for economic development. Votes: 0

The foundation of economic development is the acquisition of more productive knowledge. Votes: 0

Economic growth without investment in human development is unsustainable - and unethical Votes: 0

World Bank is a bank that's focused on economic development and poverty alleviation. Votes: 0

Experience shows that when political governance and economic management diverge, overall development becomes unsustainable. Votes: 0

Your economic and social development is linked to the kind of regime you have. Votes: 0

Sustainable South Bronx advocates for environmental justice through sustainable environmental and economic development projects. Votes: 0

Production functions involving only land, labor and capital... never work and never explain economic development. Votes: 0

The market is the creator of social wealth and the wellspring of self-sustaining economic development. Votes: 0

A successful economic development strategy must focus on improving the skills of the area's workforce. Votes: 0

Our approach to economic development must be modern, focused and in tune with the global trend. Votes: 0

Nature is not a drag on growth. Its protection is an unavoidable prerequisite for sustaining economic development Votes: 0

The real potential of electricity lies not in providing social amenities but in stimulating long-term economic development Votes: 0

State-sponsored gambling produces no product, no new wealth, and so it makes no genuine contribution to economic development Votes: 0

Intellectual freedom is the only guarantee of a scientific - democratic approach to politics, economic development, and culture. Votes: 0

The cost of infrastructure development to host a mega-event can be offset against economic growth over future decades. Votes: 0

Turkey is a model of economic and social development, especially in terms of human resources and regional cooperation. Votes: 0

I'm glad the President finally found an economic development program. I'm just sad that it's only in Baghdad. Votes: 0

Intellectual capital is the main determining factor and the base for economic and social development to any country. Votes: 0

Your social costs, your costs to the taxpayers, are $3 for every $1 of benefits, it's not good economic development Votes: 0

observation of realities has never, to put it mildly, been one of the strengths of economic development theory. Votes: 0

You can be an extreme materialist, thinking that economic development ultimately determines everything; then you are truly ideological. Votes: 0

Economic growth and human development need to go hand in hand. Human values need to be advocated vigorously. Votes: 0

If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference. Votes: 0

The raw fact is that every successful example of economic development this past century ... has taken place via globalization. Votes: 0

In any case I hold that there must arise a science of the development of economic forms and relations. Votes: 0

In its broadest ecological context, economic development is the development of more intensive ways of exploiting the natural environment. Votes: 0

Economic research demonstrates that tax dollars spent in early childhood development provide extraordinary return on investment-16% for high quality programs Votes: 0

State control is important for the people who have always been excluded from the claims of social and economic development. Votes: 0

I definitely want to focus on economic development, because that is what is needed in the community, as well as education. Votes: 0

It is not economic development; it's about taking money out of the consumer economy and shipping it off to Las Vegas Votes: 0

The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. Votes: 0

Strengthening local airports in Iowa is important for economic development and improving the quality of life our rural areas and urban communities Votes: 0

China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development. Votes: 0

Last Thursday, our Supreme Court backed that local governments can co-opt private property, and give it to another private entity, for economic development. Votes: 0

We need to reaffirm that politics is not merely compatible with economic progress and development in the 21st century, but essential to it. Votes: 0

Democracy is the absolute value that makes for human dignity, as well as the only road to sustained economic development and social justice. Votes: 0

The Chinese government since 1979 has been very successful in economic development, and successful enough, simply by surviving, in the realm of political development. Votes: 0

If we look at statistical data, we see that Protestant countries in terms of economic development are more successful than those observing Catholicism. Votes: 0

China attaches great importance to the utilization of renewable resources, making it one of the important moves to promote economic and social development Votes: 0

I've spent my entire life working to invest in human beings and human communities, to help them move down the path of economic development. Votes: 0

The fight against hunger and poverty is also predicated on the creation of a world order that accords priority to social and economic development. Votes: 0

What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work. Votes: 0

There is a difference between a job and the promise of jobs, there is a difference between economic development and the promise of economic development. Votes: 0

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries. Votes: 0

More than ever before, there is a global understanding that long-term social, economic, and environmental development would be impossible without healthy families, communities, and countries Votes: 0

Global markets must be balanced by global values such as respect for human rights and international law, democracy, security and sustainable economic and environmental development. Votes: 0

Facts have proved that prosperity at the expense of the environment is only delaying disaster. We cannot passively protect our environment by simply stopping economic development. Votes: 0

This is my first visit to Africa, a region where President Bush has voiced a deep passion for fostering and encouraging economic development, investment and trade. Votes: 0

It is very important to have a correct socio-economic development forecast and plan, in which inflation being a vital investment factor should be the key indicator Votes: 0

We will continue to deepen our engagement using every element of American power - diplomacy, military, economic development, the power of our values and our ideals. Votes: 0

the internationalization of economic activity and its major vehicle, the TNC, can be regarded simply as being part of the normal expansive process of capitalist development. Votes: 0

Firstly, economic globalisation has brought prosperity and development to many countries, but also financial crises to Asia, Latin America and Russia, and increasing poverty and marginalisation. Votes: 0

A narrative that branded Africa as little more than an economic, political and social basket case was not likely to provide the investment needed to drive development. Votes: 0

Econometrics may be defined as the quantitative analysis of actual economic phenomena based on the concurrent development of theory and observation, related by appropriate methods of inference. Votes: 0

The people of Missouri said they expect their elected leaders to support public schools because they know that education is the best economic development tool there is. Votes: 0

When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty. Votes: 0

Coal research and development provides huge benefits for the nation, and pay for itself many times over through taxes flowing back to the Treasury from expanded economic activity. Votes: 0

Slavery had very little to do with the economic success of the West. Just look at the facts and figures and how much slavery actually contributed to development. Votes: 0

This is probably the most difficult task we have ever given ourselves, which is to intentionally transform the economic development model, for the first time in human history. Votes: 0

I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar. Votes: 0

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield? Votes: 0

The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development. Votes: 0

Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. Votes: 0

Coal is our most abundant fossil fuel. (GE's) development efforts are to just end up making the plants more competitive on an economic basis by using these other coals. Votes: 0

Along with the GI Bill, which educated and housed Eisenhower's fellow veterans, the Interstate System has proved to be by far the most important economic-development strategy of the federal government. Votes: 0

Today the economic development of Armenia is as important as victory in the war was yesterday. Our battle has moved from the field of blood and heroism, to the economic field. Votes: 0

...climate change is accelerating. It threatens our well being, our security, and our economic development. It will lead to uncontrollable risks and dramatic damage if we do not take resolute countermeasures. Votes: 0

We hope that more assistance will be available to the nations of the region, to include Egypt, on the three pillars that I discussed today: civic society development, education and economic development. Votes: 0

The most meaningful engine of change, powerful enough to confront corporate power, may be not so much environmental quality, as the economic development and growth associated with the effort to improve it. Votes: 0

One of the key things that we did at Bank of North Dakota that I worked to try to do with our state economic development is make sure we are customer-service oriented. Votes: 0

Marxists have some way of analyzing the development of affairs which enables them to judge far in advance of scientific thinkers what the trend of social and economic development is to be. Votes: 0

We need a top-to-bottom review of every economic development and assistance program we have to ensure that they encourage everyone to strive instead of settle, because there is dignity in all work. Votes: 0

We have lots of studies about what's wrong with our education system. We need to accept responsibility, be bold, find solutions and move forward to make education a centerpiece of our economic development. Votes: 0

I should like very much to go to America. I have heard so much of the great industrial and economic development of that great land, and I wish to see things for myself. Votes: 0

The state of Alabama is serious about economic development, and we have shown that the Mobile region has a skilled workforce that is developing every day, strong infrastructure, and an abundance of natural resources. Votes: 0

Economic development cannot take a nation forward on its own. We need a society and economy which complement each other. We need to take care of the poor, deprived and left behind sections of society. Votes: 0

I have always thought that the rapid economic development of South Africa would in the long run prove to be incompatible with the government's racial policies, and recent events have tended to confirm my opinion. Votes: 0

In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if we don't give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent. Votes: 0

Other powers will continue to enjoy an equal right to trade in and develop the natural resources of the occupied territory, for the economic development of which the investment of foreign capital is very desirable. Votes: 0

Jay Townsend has offered, and I have accepted, his resignation from his position with my campaign. Now let's return to talking about issues that really matter to families: job creation, spending restraint and economic development. Votes: 0

Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries ... Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin. Votes: 0

Copyright: a system of monopoly privilege over the expression of ideas that enables government to stop consumer-friendly economic development and reward uncompetitive and legally privileged elites to fleece the public through surreptitious use of coercion. Votes: 0