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Munk Debate on Capitalism ft. Arthur Brooks, David Brooks, Yanis Varoufakis, Katrina vanden Heuvel

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This debate was held on December 4, 2019 in at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The polled results can be found here- https://munkdebates.com/debates/capitalism From the official debate description: “There is a growing belief in western societies that the current capitalist system no longer works for average people. Economic inequality is rampant. Life expectancy is ...

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This debate was held on December 4, 2019 in at the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. The polled results can be found here- https://munkdebates.com/debates/capitalism



From the official debate description: “There is a growing belief in western societies that the current capitalist system no longer works for average people. Economic inequality is rampant. Life expectancy is falling. The environment is being destroyed for profits. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. For capitalism’s critics, the answer is a top to bottom reform of the “free market” along more socialist and democratic lines. For proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of economic and social progress, full stop. Not only has capitalism made all of us materially better off, its ideals are responsible for everything from women’s rights to a cleaner environment to greater political freedoms. The answer to society’s current ills is more capitalism, more economic freedom, and more free markets.”



Yanis Varoufakis
An accidental economist Let me begin with a confession: I am a Professor of Economics who has never really trained as an economist. But let’s take things one at a time.

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