Where countries have been able to carry through on their reform commitments - as in Korea, Thailand and the Philippines - results are starting to come in the form of lower interest rates, new investment and increased growth.

Many children are taught to believe in God. I came to believe in the power of systems analysis.

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

In politics, as in poetry, it is sometimes true that it is darkest before dawn.

It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century. It would be even more wrong to let him shape the landscape of the 21st century

There are idiots. Look around.

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history.