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Economic literature4 quotes
Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married. — C. Northcote Parkinson · 1958Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. — C. Northcote Parkinson · 1955Expenditure rises to meet income. — C. Northcote Parkinson · 1960The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. — C. Northcote Parkinson · 1958