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A New Vision for Capitalism, with Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Francine Lacqua
A New Vision for Capitalism, with Anne Case, Angus Deaton and Francine Lacqua
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61 minutes
Released:
Mar 23, 2021
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Each year hundreds of thousands of Americans die as a result of drug abuse, alcoholism or suicide – and the numbers are rising. This has contributed to a fall in life expectancy in the past three years, reversing a trend towards increased life expectancy that began in 1918. In this week's episode we discuss, Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton new book which has identified a culprit for these ‘deaths of despair’: capitalism – or at least some aspects of it. The debate was chaired by Francine Lacqua television anchor and editor-at-large for Bloomberg Television.To buy the book click here: https://bit.ly/3lIWlGg Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.
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Released:
Mar 23, 2021
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