Do free markets truly bring freedom? The Nobel Prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz joins us with a powerful new vision for democracy and human flourishing.
In the age of neoliberal economics, governments all over the world claim that free markets, low regulation, and ‘animal spirits’ capitalism lead not only to prosperity, but more freedom for individuals in society. But what if the opposite is true?
One of the world’s most influential economic voices – a Nobel laureate, former Chief Economist at the World Bank, and Ivy League professor – Joseph Stiglitz returns to How To Academy to take down the giants of the neoliberal age such as Hayek and Friedman. In conversation with the Financial Times’ Gillian Tett he will reveal how unbridled capitalism reduces economic opportunities, siphons wealth from the many to the few, and impacts our legal and social freedoms – from property and intellectual rights to education to social media.
In turn he will share a new vision of true human flourishing, offering an alternative to the neoliberal consensus and a powerful re-evaluation of democracy, economics, and the good society – along with a roadmap for how we can achieve it.
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