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Here are some compelling quotes by Katrine Kielos — full of insight into economics, society and how we view human value. I hope you find them both thought-provoking and useful.
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### Selected Quotes of Wisdom
1. > “Adam Smith got his dinner because his mother made sure it was on the table every evening.”
> — Katrine Kielos ([Goodreads][1])
> *Meaning*: A reflection on how traditional economics often overlooks domestic, caring work and the invisible supports behind the scenes.
2. > “Economics should help us rise above fear and greed. It should not exploit these feelings. Economic science should be about how one turns a social vision into a modern economic system. … It should see people as embedded in society. Not as individuals whose core never changes and who float in a vacuum at an arm’s length from each other.”
> — Katrine Kielos ([Goodreads][1])
> *Meaning*: A call for economics to focus on human relationships and social good rather than abstract models of self-interested individuals.
3. > “Is the economy fair? Does economics increase the quality of life? Does the economy waste human capacity? Does the economy create enough security? … None of those questions can be asked within today’s dominant economic doctrines.”
> — Katrine Kielos ([QuoteFancy][2])
> *Meaning*: A critique of mainstream economic thought for not enabling the right questions about human welfare and fairness.
4. > “According to the economic models, she’s unproductive, not working, economically inactive.”
> — Katrine Kielos ([QuoteFancy][2])
> *Meaning*: Points out how standard economic classifications invisibilise large swathes of work (often done by women, care, domestic tasks) because it’s not captured in typical “productive” metrics.
5. > “The market is far from a harmoniously ticking piece of clockwork, an inevitable consequence of rational, human individuals following a single path through life. … The market is everything but mechanical, simple and inevitable.”
> — Katrine Kielos ([Goodreads][1])
> *Meaning*: A reminder that markets are messy, social, emotional, contingent — not the neat predictable machines portrayed in some economic theory.
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If you like, I can dig up **10 more quotes** from her work (with Swedish originals and English translations), and we can look at how each might apply to modern challenges (e.g., AI, climate, care economy). Would you like me to do that?
[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2935132.Katrine_Kielos?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Katrine Kielos Quotes”
[2]: https://quotefancy.com/katrine-kielos-quotes?utm_source=chatgpt.com ”Top 4 Katrine Kielos Quotes (2025 Update)”