Hilary Benn Quotes

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Hilary Benn

Profession : Politician

Birth : November 26, 1953

Growth means creating the right conditions for the private sector - farmers and firms - to invest and do business.

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The 90s was a difficult decade, with recessions in many transition countries and in emerging economies provoked by financial crises; and with continuing stagnation in Africa.

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State-building can not be imposed. Its foundation must be a shared understanding between those who govern, and those who give their consent to be governed - the 'deal' between citizen and state.

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Our history tells us that public institutions evolve through a process of bargaining between the state and groups in society.

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The poorest still deserve help with life's basic necessities regardless of the quality of their government.

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In short, corruption destroys the 'deal' - the bargain - between the citizen and the state; and it harms the poorest most.

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Average tariffs between rich countries are only 3 per cent. But developing countries face tariffs of more than 300 per cent in the EU for meat and more than 200 per cent in the US for fruit and nuts. These need to come down dramatically.

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Decisions about whether industries or companies should be publicly or privately owned are for the governments of developing countries to make; but where they ask for our assistance we'll give it.

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It makes no sense to spend precious resources on propping up loss-making, state-owned enterprises when they could be used to get more children into school or provide more midwives to reduce the number of mothers dying in childbirth.

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