Economics & Beyond with Rob Johnson

Tim Jackson: Life After Capitalism

Rob Johnson talks with Tim Jackson about his new book, "Post Growth: Life after Capitalism," and how we might break free of the cycle of restrictive thinking which has plagued economics, and the world.

Arjun Jayadev and Achal Prabhala: Are Intellectual Property Rights Exacerbating the Pandemic in India?

Arjun Jayadev, economics professor at Azim Premji University in Bangalore, India, and Achal Prabhala, coordinator of the AccessIBSA project, discusses the urgency of waiving intellectual property protections for vaccines, particularly in light of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in India and other developing countries.

Tito Boeri: The Return of the State

Tito Boeri, professor of economics at Bocconi University, Milan, and Scientific Director of the Trento Economics Festival (June 3-6), talks about the meaning behind this year's festival topic, The Return of the State. INET is organizing several panels at the festival this year featuring Mark Carney, Joe Stiglitz, Mike Spence, and Jayati Ghosh. 

INET at the Trento Economics Festival

 

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Destin Jenkins: The Bonds of Inequality

Destin Jenkins, Assistant Professor of History at the University of Chicago, discusses his book on municipal debt and its role in fostering racial capitalism in American cities.

Gillian Tett: Anthro-Vision: A New Way to See in Business and Life

Financial Times columnist and US editorial board chair Gillian Tett talks about her new book, Anthro-Vision, which makes the case for how anthropological intelligence can help us make better sense of the contemporary world.

Elizabeth Kolbert: How to Control the Control of Nature?

Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New Yorker, discusses her latest book, Under a White Sky, which explores how technological solutions don't always lead where we think they will, especially in the face of the climate crisis.

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Chen Long: The Privacy Paradox

Can big data strengthen global inclusivity and trust? Information exchange has historically been the most powerful tool at humanity's disposal, so what makes data different? Dr. Long Chen (Luohan Academy) discusses his latest report "Understanding Big Data: Data Calculus In The Digital Era" which is available for download at https://www.luohanacademy.com/researc...

Music, its Commercialization, and Politics

Activist and poet John Sinclair and Rob Johnson discuss the early days of the counterculture, Sinclair's role in MC5, and the transformation of music from art to commodity when the music industry’s commercial power blossomed in the early 1970s.

The New Climate War

Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses his new book, The New Climate War, in which he outlines the many ways in which powerful interests deflect, divide, and delay, to prevent real action that would avert the climate crisis

Indian Development History and New Horizons for Asia

Former Deputy Chairman of India's Planning Commission, Montek Ahluwalia, and Nobel Laureate Michael Spence discuss Ahluwalia's book BackStage: The Story Behind India's High Growth Years, and explore the challenges for the developing world more generally.