The Great Invention Quotes

“The industrial civilization has promoted the concept of the efficient man. Groups or individuals who are less competitive, less efficient, are regarded as lesser breeds.”
― Ehsan Masood, The Great Invention: The Story of GDP and the Making and Unmaking of the Modern World

“Why does it take a war to produce jobs; [why does it take a war to produce] the resources to get an economy moving?”
― Ehsan Masood, The Great Invention: The Story of GDP and the Making and Unmaking of the Modern World

“Greenspan was correct. GDP is neither a measure of welfare nor an indicator of well-being.”
― Ehsan Masood, The Great Invention: The Story of GDP and the Making and Unmaking of the Modern World