Quotes by Developing Countries The true nature of bureaucracy may be nowhere more obvious to the observer than in a developing country, for only there will it still be made manifest by the full complement of documents, files, veneered desks and cabinets - which convey the strict and inverse relationship between productivity and paperwork. Alain de Botton developing-countriesmaycountry The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries. Anna Lindh developing-countriessupportcountry My issue with the state of women became incredibly stimulated when I was visiting developing countries and it became obvious that women bore the brunt of so many things in society. Annie Lennox developing-countriesissuescountry A decade ago, critics suggested biotech crops would not be valuable in the developing world. Now 90 percent of farmers who benefit are resource-poor farmers in developing countries. These helped alleviate 7.7 million subsistence farmers in China, India, South Africa, the Philippines from abject poverty. Clive James developing-countriescountryworld As developing countries became bigger traders, it was clear that the old way of doing business wouldn't fly. To get them back to the bargaining table, the wealthy countries had to offer something more: a new round of talks that would use trade as a tool to help developing countries grow. Daniel Altman developing-countriescountryway I live in a developing country. Fernando Meirelles developing-countriesdevelopingcountry Developing countries often have hypertrophied bureaucracies, requiring businesses to deal with enormous amounts of red tape. James Surowiecki developing-countriestapecountry I am sympathetic to developing countries’ concerns: because of our emissions it’s their crops that will disappear; because of our inaction, it’s their fields that turn to desert... John F. Kerry developing-countriesdesertcountry In developing countries, lack of infrastructure is a far more serious barrier to trade than tariffs. Joseph Stiglitz developing-countriestariffscountry A multi-polar world can not exist without recognising the status and participation of developing countries. Li Peng developing-countriescountryworld Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused. Mahathir Mohamad developing-countriesshould-havecountry Where there are two Phd's in a developing country, one is head of state and the other is in exile. Samuel Hall Lord developing-countriestwocountry Our international banking system allows banks to accept funds gained from tax evasion and other crimes and thereby facilitates and encourages embezzlement by public officials, especially in developing countries, as well as tax evasion and tax avoidance by multinational corporations. Thomas Pogge developing-countriesbankingcountry But isn't it time for Christians to admit that we should reject bargains if they are gained by the exploitation of the poorest of the poor in developing countries? Tony Campolo developing-countrieschristiancountry
