Jeffrey Sachs Countries Quotations

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.

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.

As of the late 1980s and early 1990s, a kind of professional consensus arose in Washington. It was called a consensus for the world, but how many people really believed all of it is an open question. A consensus came, at least within Washington, about how countries should change from non-market economies to market economies.

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.

The essential truth for developing countries is, if you try to live by yourself, you will cut yourself off from the amazing progress of world technology. You won't be able to purchase the goods that you need from abroad, because you're not exporting to the rest of the world. You have to be part of the world system.