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Martin Wolf on saving democratic capitalism: epilogue

Jun 18, 2023

Jonathan Derbyshire, the Executive Opinion Editor at the Financial Times, engages with Martin Wolf, a renowned economics commentator. They dive into the alarming decline of democracy and the rise of populism, highlighting how economic forces, such as income inequality, are undermining democratic systems. Wolf proposes citizens' juries as a powerful tool to enhance representation and fix governance issues. The conversation wraps up with a reflection on the vital role of historical awareness in leadership and the future of democratic capitalism.

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Episode notes

Intro

3min

Economic Forces and Democracy

6min

Reviving Democracy Through Citizens' Assemblies

3min

Awakening Historical Awareness in Leadership

7min

Concluding Reflections on a Podcast Journey

2min

In this last episode of Martin Wolf’s series, the FT’s chief economics commentator sits down with the FT’s executive opinion editor, Jonathan Derbyshire, to give his concluding thoughts on the state of the world’s democracies. Drawing on arguments in Martin’s latest book, The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism, and his conversations in this series, they discuss what role citizens’ juries could play in rectifying some of what has gone wrong in the past couple of decades.

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Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

This episode is presented by Martin Wolf. The producer is Laurence Knight. The executive producer is Manuela Saragosa and the sound engineer is Breen Turner. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.

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