As An Economist, I'm Aware That Life

Business Is One Of The Most Powerful Institutions On Earth For Creating Wealth And Opportunity And Helping To Lift People Out Of Poverty. When You Think About It That Way, Then Business Is Not Separate From Development Policy.

A Government Decision That Slashes Spending At The Wrong Time And Sends A Weak Economy Into A Tailspin Can Be Just As Undisciplined As One That Unleashes A Wasteful Spending Spree In An Overheated Environment.

Between 2001 And 2011, Brazil Lifted 20 Million People Out Of Poverty And Into Its Growing Middle Class, And In The Last Quarter Of The Twentieth Century Botswana's Gross Domestic Product Per Capita Grew Faster Than That Of Any Other Country On The Planet. The Once-labeled 'third World' Is Edging Its Way Into The 'first World.'

Disciplined Governments Do Not Engage In The Economic Equivalent Of Binge Eating Followed By Crash Dieting.

You Can Actually Make A Lot Of Money And Do A Lot Of Good In The World. I Don't See Those Things As Being In Opposition To One Another. I Never Have.