Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey Sachs
Jeffrey David Sachsis an American economist and director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University, where he holds the title of University Professor, the highest rank Columbia bestows on its faculty. He is known as one of the world's leading experts on economic development and the fight against poverty...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTeacher
Date of Birth5 November 1954
CountryUnited States of America
action continue global high national rhetoric risks security stability states united
If we continue this combination of high rhetoric and grossly insufficient action, I think the risks to (the United States ') own national security ... and the risk to global stability are very real.
continue costs greater infected million past shocking today until vastly waited
We've waited 20 years, until we have 36 million infected in the world, before we've started to do something, ... It's shocking how we've let this go on. And costs of intervening today are vastly greater than they would have been in the past and they'll be greater if we continue to dither on this.
above afford continued countries declined donor fall far per poor prices though
In 2001, the prices of medications have continued to fall rapidly, ... Even though antiretroviral drug prices have declined to around $500 per year, this is still far above what poor countries can afford without donor assistance.
anybody concern feign heard last president time vice word
When is the last time anybody heard Vice President Dick Cheney even feign a word of concern for the world's poor?
acted built financial gave government huge natural oligarchy ownership resource russian sector valuable
The Russian government not only acted corruptly, not only built up a new oligarchy of billionaires out of nothing, basically, but also gave away its most valuable financial assets-its ownership of the huge natural resource sector in Russia.
lived russia
Russia increasingly lived on short-term borrowing. Now, this was an extraordinary merry-go-round.
aid countries deserve food form grow help increased require
Countries like Malawi need, require and deserve the increased help of the international community, not only in the form of food aid but in the form of help to grow more food.
buy countries generally open sell trade
When countries open up to trade, they generally benefit, because they can sell more, then they can buy more. And trade has two-way gain.
battle country critical hope intense internal needs political pull rather unity
I would hope that Malawi would pull together. Rather than having such an intense internal political battle there could be unity in the country politically so that these critical needs can be addressed effectively.
amount best broader companies counting fit framework initiative interested learning places poorest private process provides technology tremendous
Most companies that are interested in working in the poorest places don't know how to do it right now, ... don't know how we fit in the broader scheme. This provides a framework where all of this makes sense. The private initiative can get this process going. I am counting not only on financing, but technology and ideas. There's going to be a tremendous amount of learning about best approaches.
billion bush fight fund global iraq prepared rid spend unwilling year
While the Bush administration is prepared to spend $100 billion to rid Iraq of WMD, it has been unwilling to spend more than 0.2% of that sum... this year on the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
almost amount anathema billions bush clinton parts political russia society tiny viewed whether
We give away tens of billions to Brazil, or to one place or another, without thinking. But in those days, to give even a tiny amount to Russia was viewed almost as anathema by many parts of our own society and our political leadership, whether it was the Bush administration or the Clinton administration.
expand interest lower money possible rates supply worrying
If we did go into a recession, something that's always possible for the U.S. or Europe, we could lower interest rates and expand the money supply without worrying about the price of gold.
conditions current dangers financial proper results
My sense is that the IMF does not have a proper modus operandi for the current conditions in the world. They misjudge rhetorically. They misjudge tactically. They misunderstand the dangers of financial panic, and the results are terrible.