Paulo Jorge
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“A businessman who expects his output to be stolen, expropriated, or entirely taxed away will have little incentive to work, let alone any incentive to undertake investments and innovations.”
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
“Economic institutions shape economic incentives: the incentives to become educated, to save and invest, to innovate and adopt new technologies, and so on. It is the political process that determines what economic institutions people live under, and it is the political institutions that determine how this process works.”
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
― Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
“To know is always better, no matter what the answer might be.”
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
― World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.”
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
― The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
“The initiatory role of capital is usually belittled by those who stress the importance of entrepreneurship and of technical and managerial knowledge.”
― The Strategy Of Economic Development
― The Strategy Of Economic Development
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