A Quote by Leonid Hurwicz

I had the belief that many troubles you could observe on the European continent were due to politicians not understanding economic phenomena. Even if they had good intentions, they didn't have the skills to solve problems.

Leonid Hurwicz

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Leonid Hurwicz
Polish - Economist
August 21, 1917 - June 24, 2008

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