I think there's a lot to be said for romanticizing capitalism because I think it has, there's a natural assumption that profit is evil and profit is exploitive. And we have failed to teach our children the positive side of the economic system that sustains our standard of living. But what I appreciated about your book is that you made a case for the dark side that I had to confront. The usual dark side is as some workers don't make a lot of money under capitalism. There's a lot of inequality. What you're talking about is the impact of a commercial system on your soul,. if I could be so bold. Yes, that's very well. Very good way to
Economist and author Branko Milanovic of the Graduate Center, CUNY, talks about his book, Capitalism, Alone, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They discuss inequality, the challenge of corruption in the Chinese system, and Milanovic's claim that in American capitalism, the texture of daily life is increasingly affected by the sharing economy and other opportunities.