Ira Katznelson Quotes

There is no way out of playing by the rules of the international economy if you wish to be a part of it.

Globalization today is a globalization of markets, not a globalization of democracy.

We’re not at the endpoint of globalization but somewhere near the starting line.

We are in a global economy whether we like it or not. And we believe - I believe - that America should be at the table writing the rules of the global economy instead of China.

The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism.

People now realize that globalization is not only for the multi-nationals and the circulation of money.

Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable.

In a globalized world policies based on zero-sum games do not work.

Most globalism opposition groups believe “that the foreign trade policy- making process was undemocratic and that it elevated global concerns over domestic ones.” Non-elected bureaucrats working largely behind closed doors were responsible for setting international trade rules that affected agriculture, services, trade-related investment measures, intellectual trade in goods; and over-saw a binding international dispute settlement process with little (if any) input from the domestic citizens and groups who would be affected by these economic rules and political mechanisms.

We're part of a global economy whether we like it or not.

Local and national politics have now become irretrievably global because their economies are locked into the global system.

Geo-economics may replace geo-politics as the driving force in international relations.

This age of globalization is marked by the adoption of universal principles governing such matters as democracy, human rights, trade and development.

The world needs rules. We can’t operate in the new world without rules, and that’s what trade agreements are.

National boundaries are blurred by advanced communications and global commerce, and by the decisions of States to yield some sovereign prerogatives to larger, common political associations.

With globalization mounting, the rules teaching us to live globally other than nationally are increasingly becoming meaningful

We have at last awakened to the realization that foreign and domestic trade are not in separate water-tight compartments--that they flow through the same pipes and seek a common level. We cannot live by ourselves, shut off from the balance of the world, without working harm to our economic system that would require many years for repair.

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

Clear rules for global relations create opportunities and incentives to innovate, invest and work--the critical drivers of economicv progress, History shows that the absense of a durable framework not only squanders untapped potential during good times, but also creates grave risks during turbulant times.

International economic cooperation has delivered benefits to the United States and other countries that would have been impossible to attain otherwise.

The U.S. basically wrote the rules and created the institutions of globalisation.

We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest. Just because we are a large country, we cannot be arrogant and think that we can ignore others. We live in a different era. Terrorism is global and can come from even remote countries. International summits and organizations like WTO take decisions which will bind us and if we are not present in such summits, we may be hurt by the decisions taken.

Globalism began as a vision of a world with free trade, shared prosperity, and open borders. These are good, even noble things to aim for.

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

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