Gerhard Schroder Quotes

In an interdependent world …, the idea that American can have of the blessings of globalization but none of the burdens doesn’t add up.

Globalization has much potential. It could be the answer to many of the world's seemingly intractable problems. But this requires strong democratic foundations based on a political will to ensure equity and justice.

Globalization doesn't have to be a bad thing as long as government provides us all with the tools to cope in a changing world.

There are no national strategies any longer. There's only national poverty. With the global economy there are only global strategies. We're moving from a world of enemies that are national to a world of global dangers. Can you place boundaries on pollution?

I really believe in a globalist agenda, but globalization isn't just allowing companies to trade freely all over the world. It's about what types of rights and responsibilities come with that.

What we have seen in financial markets should bring home to us all that the central organising principle of this 21st century is interdependence. For the century just past, interdependence may have been one option among many. For the century that is to come, there is no longer an alternative.

Globalization requires taking a broad contextual and long-term view.

We are beginning to see the benefits of global consolidation.

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.

As we realize that more and more things have global impact, I think we're going to get people increasingly wanting to get away from a purely national interest.

We have got to put a human face on the global economy.

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

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

Young people in the third world can participate in global security if they also can participate in global prosperity.

A new forum is needed that reflects the realities of today's globalised world and the rising importance of emerging markets.

Multinational companies use their technological know-how in their foreign subsidiaries, so reciprocal multinational relationships are key - they lead to a vested interest in both countries to remaining open.

Globalization - and I think we share this conviction - is that globalization needs to be shaped politically, it needs to be given a human face, but we cannot allow to fall back into plagued globalization times.

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.

Engineers in the developed world should be arguing not for protectionism but for trade agreements that seek to establish rules that result in a real rise in living standards. This will ensure that outsourcing is a positive force in the developing nation's economy and not an exploitative one.

Every global concern - economic, environmental or security-related - can be addressed more effectively when the U.S. and China work together.

Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual.

If we didn't have the rest of the world growing, the United States economy would be in much worse shape than it is today.