The road to freedom with Joseph Stiglitz

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz joins us to discuss how to create a fairer, freer society and the “fertile field” neoliberalism has created for demagogues.
Columbia University Professor and former World Bank Chief Economist Joseph E Stiglitz joins Ebony Bennet on this episode of Follow the Money to discuss inequality and the rise of Trump, Australia’s “environmental deficit” and his new book, The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society.
This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 13 August 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
Guest: Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize-winning economist // @JosephEStiglitz
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett
Show notes:
The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society by Joseph E Stiglitz (2024)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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