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Deirdre McCloskey on Capitalism and the Bourgeois Virtues

EPISODE · Mar 31, 2008 · 59 MIN

Deirdre McCloskey on Capitalism and the Bourgeois Virtues

from EconTalk · host EconTalk: Russ Roberts

Deirdre McCloskey of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of The Bourgeois Virtues talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about capitalism and whether markets make people more ethical or less. They also discuss Adam Smith's world view, whether people were nicer in the Middle Ages, and the role of prudence and love.

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