Freedom and Flourishing
Thursday, March 26, 2020
How can governments mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on human flourishing?
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This is an appropriate question for economists with an interest in public policy to be considering. It recognizes a possible role for ...
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Does dialogue imply recognition of natural rights?
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Two philosophers, John and Robert, were travelling in a lawless country when they were attacked by two bandits. In the initial exchang...
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Is cultural change responsible for a long term decline in productivity growth?
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The story of cultural change that Edmund Phelps tells in Mass Flourishing has a happy beginning and a sad ending. Phelps’ cultural...
Friday, February 21, 2020
Does democracy cause growth?
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This question has contemporary relevance, but it came to mind as I was reading Mass Flourishing , by Edmund Phelps, who won the Nobel in...
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