Jeffrey Sachs Quotes

The increased global linkages promote economic growth in the world through two key mechanisms: the division of labor and the international spillovers of knowledge.

Because I come from a place like Jamaica, which is a small, open economy, I viscerally get the importance of the global economy.

Economic cooperation makes the American people and others around the world more prosperous and secure.

We understand that America's prosperity is bound up with the prosperity of other nations, including emerging market nations.

So the American economy needs the world, and the world needs the American economy.

It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.

The North American Free Trade Agreement marked a fundamental change in the global trade scheme.

The growth of means of transport has created a world market and an opportunity for division of labor embracing all the developed and most of the undeveloped states.

Britain is one of the world's most open economies. More dependent on trade than any other major country. Our success depends on our competitiveness and our competitiveness depends on raising our productivity, as our competitors are raising theirs.

When you lower trade barriers and level the playing field, you create a mutual pool of wealth.

Economies that are open to trade grow faster.

Globalization has very materially improved the standard of living in the Unitied States... as it has for those countries that have chosen to operate with free trade…. Although none of us likes our competitors, competition has greatly improved our standard of living.

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are all prosperous, the trade of each becomes more valuable to the other.

We are only 5 percent of the world's population and 20 percent of the world's economy. We have to be able to trade in order to grow.

Liberalized trade - in broadly multilateral, regional, or bilateral agreements - is a key ingredient in the recipe for prosperity... An absolute prerequisite for long-term economic growth is full participation in the global economy and trading system.

President Obama and I recognize the importance of strong economic engagement for the continued growth of both the Philippines and the United States.

The U.S. and China need to take steps - mostly individually, sometimes together - that will have the mutually beneficial effect of supporting and sustaining economic growth.

I think because we're such a trading nation, I think Canadians understand that first and foremost we're part of the global economy.

The regime of globalization promotes an unfettered marketplace as the dynamic instrument organizing international relations.

We were talking about really getting Europe on its feet. It was our hope that there would be a breakdown of trade barriers in Europe first, and then eventually a breakdown internationally, which would help increase trade with Europe.

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

And one of our points of continuing conversation with our trading partners is the urgency of their taking steps to remove barriers to their improved growth performance.

We have benefited greatly from the globalization of the economy in the last 30 years.

Free trade, far from protectionism, is the path that we should take to make Latin America a thriving actor in the global economy.

I'm quite an advocate of free trade.