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Adam Tooze and Matt Klein Return!

Mar 11, 2021

Adam Tooze, a Columbia University professor focused on economic and political history, and Matt Klein, a Barron's columnist and author, dive deep into the nuances of global economics. They challenge Ricardo's theories of comparative advantage in today's world, explore Stalin's socialist approach in response to capitalist powers, and examine how global inequality could be tackled. The duo also touches on vaccine diplomacy's role in geopolitical trust, the EU's carbon tax impact on trade, and the historical connections between economic shifts and political ideologies.

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Matt Klein

Adam Tooze

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Episode notes

Intro

5min

Economic Theories and Political Ideologies

26min

Geopolitical Tensions and Vaccine Diplomacy

6min

Carbon Tax and Global Trade Dynamics

11min

Mitigating Economic Impact of Geopolitical Boycotts

2min

The Unconventional Factors of the Industrial Revolution

5min

Adam Tooze (now on Substack!) and Matt Klein, author of Trade Wars Are Class Wars, return to ChinaTalk and pick up right where they left off in September.

We discuss whether Ricardo’s theories of comparative advantage actually work in a globalized age, why Stalin’s embrace of “socialism in one country” was a response to the hegemonic power of British (and American) capital, whether a Bolshevik Revolution is the best way to solve global inequality, how intra-elite conflict drives sovereignty-limiting engagement in international organizations, vaccines, Europe’s carbon markets, Keynes' "bancor", the Strategic Shiraz Reserve, and a whole lot more.

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