Is the world only becoming better and better? How are increases in wealth and life expectancy affected by social inequalities? Why do we hear so little about the global increase in mental illness and its development over time? These are some of the questions that Roland Paulsen, associate professor of sociology, discusses in this video, which is also a comment on some of the claims of Hans Rosling and other New Optimists.
Economics
Ha-Joon Chang – Economics for People: What Is Wrong With Globalization?
Across the world we’re seeing governments and popular movements come to power that are opposed to globalization. Why? In this third lecture in INET’s “Economics For People” series, Ha-Joon Chang explains the backlash to globalization. […]
Economics
Stephanie Kelton & Bill Mitchell – The World of MMT
Two of the key developers of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) talk about its past, present and future state. Stephanie Kelton defines the difference between deficit hawks & doves (a la Krugman) as the choice between […]
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