Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish economist known for work on economic development and racial issues.
Most quoted
"The American dilemma is the ever-raging conflict between the high-sounding general principles enunciated in the American Creed and the actual practices of discrimination."
— from An American Dilemma: The Negro Problem and Modern Democracy, 1944
"The 'soft state' is characterized by a general lack of social discipline, which manifests itself in various forms of corruption, inefficiency, and disregard for rules."
— from Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, 1968
"The cumulative causation theory emphasizes that changes in one factor tend to induce changes in other factors, leading to a circular and self-reinforcing process."
— from Economic Theory and Underdeveloped Regions, 1957
All quotes by Gunnar Myrdal (102)
Speech excerpt: We must internationalize our economies or perish.
Personal note: The meaning of life is in the struggle for betterment.
Contemporaries of Gunnar Myrdal
Other Economicss born within 50 years of Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987).