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Introduction to Pluralism in Economics - From an Economics-without-Capitalism to Markets-without-Capitalism
Yanis Varouvakis
Universität Tübingen, Rethinking Economics, 2020
Universität Tübingen, Rethinking Economics, 2020
Level: beginner
Photo by Vasundhara Srinivas on Unsplash
Prof. Yanis Varoufakis talks in this introductory lecture about the future of our economy and the current state of economics with special regard to pluralism in economics.
Mainstream economic models lack some important features of really-existing capitalism, including money, time and space. Its models offer ideological cover for a capitalist system that has usurped competitive, free markets. The result? Unbearable inequality, climate catastrophe and permanent stagnation. A fork on the road is approaching: It will take us either into deeper stagnation and environmental degradation or to a society with markets but no capitalism.