July 2023 – Page 4 – Society & Politics

Can the Free Market End Global Poverty? Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz vs. NYU’s William Easterly

July 3, 2023 by Berhanu Anteneh

Development economists Joseph Stiglitz and William Easterly debate whether developing nations need more government or more markets. Reason is the planet’s leading source of news, politics, and culture from a libertarian perspective. Go to reason.com for a point of view you won’t get from legacy media and old left-right opinion magazines. Watch the Video

Identity and Violence: The Violence of Illusion (Amartya Sen)

July 3, 2023 by Berhanu Anteneh

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen is widely recognized for his ability to join economics and philosophy, reflected in his work through ethics and a sense of common humanity. In this Hitchcock Lecture from UC Berkeley he explores the violence of illusion. Series: UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures [5/2005] [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 9459] Watch the …