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Market Economy Quotes

In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state.
- Peter L Berger

Let me say again that the relationship is asymmetrical: there's no democracy without a market economy, but you can have a market economy without democracy.
- Peter L Berger

It has been true in Western societies and it seems to be true elsewhere that you do not find democratic systems apart from capitalism, or apart from a market economy, if you prefer that term.
- Peter L Berger

So I think one can say on empirical grounds - not because of some philosophical principle - that you can't have democracy unless you have a market economy.
- Peter L Berger

The free market economy is supposed to be the only path leading to the happiness of humanity by promoting wealth and prosperity, power and influence of nations.
- Omar Bongo

We know that in our free market economy some will prosper more than others. What we don't accept is the idea that some folks won't even get a chance.
- Julian Castro

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.
- Esther Dyson

We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for many decades with the social market economy. That is no longer enough. Now we need to do it in Europe and even globally.
- Sigmar Gabriel

In Germany it is good if as many people as possible join initiatives and peaceful demonstrations against the rule of the financial markets. Worshipping the unfettered freedom of global markets has brought the world to the brink of ruin. We now need social and ecological rules for the market economy.
- Sigmar Gabriel

Since achieving their independence in 1992, the people of Croatia have built a democratic society based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and a free market economy.
- Elton Gallegly

It's a market economy. Apparently the demand for great coaches exceeds the supply, so of course the price of good coaches is going to be high.
- Michael Gartner

So in Asia I want to make - I want to succeed to make a model of what success, practicing democracy, and market economy. Then that will give a good influence over Asian countries.
- Kim Dae Jung

I think a major cause of present Asian economic difficulties that mainly come from, you know, lack of market economy.
- Kim Dae Jung

I think Russians today have a distorted picture of capitalism, liberal democracy and market economy.
- Garry Kasparov

There is no pure free-market economy.
- Jeane Kirkpatrick

We must have the time to create strict rules so that property is not sold by Communist managers for a low price. They often get payments under the table to sell to the first bidder. This does not build public support for a market economy.
- Vaclav Klaus

What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
- Vaclav Klaus

The first principle of the market economy is that it is comprised of many small buyers and sellers, which implies a substantial degree of equity. Another fundamental market principle is that costs are internalized in the producer's price.
- David Korten

My claim is that we do not have a market economy, but a capitalist economy.
- David Korten

Inequality of wealth and incomes is an essential feature of the market economy. It is the implement that makes the consumers supreme in giving them the power to force all those engaged in production to comply with their orders. It forces all those engaged in production to the utmost exertion in the service of the consumers. It makes competition work. He who best serves the consumers profits most and accumulates
riches.
- Ludwig Von Mises

The thing that makes reading and writing suspect in the eyes of the market economy is that it's not corrupted.
- Richard Powers

Yes, I think India's economy always has been a mixed economy, and by Western standards we are much more of a market economy than a public sector-driven economy.
- Manmohan Singh

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