Capitalism, Alone

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Mike talks with economist Branko Milanovic. Dr. Milanovic is Visiting Presidential Professor at the Stone Center of Socio-Economic Inequality at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was formerly Lead Economist in the World Bank's research department. He's also the author of a number of books, including Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World, which they discuss on this episode.

Topics covered include:

- the benefits of capitalism
- the different forms of capitalism
- the liberal meritocratic capitalism of the United States
- rising economy inequality since the 1980s
- sustainable growth under current models of capitalism
- capitalism and corruption in China
- the future of capitalism

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