Failed State Quotes

“The most recent incarnation of the rules, as of 2022, that debt should be falling as a share of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in five years’ time is particularly ludicrous.44 It means government policy is being set in order that a distant forecast, that will definitely be wrong, falls just the right side of an arbitrary line.”
― Sam Freedman, Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It

“44 It means government policy is being set in order that a distant forecast, that will definitely be wrong, falls just the right side of an arbitrary line.”
― Sam Freedman, Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It

“Having sharper, more thoughtful and emotionally intelligent people with integrity in high office will always make things better.”
― Sam Freedman, Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It