Freakonomics Radio

Does Anyone Really Know What Socialism Is? (Ep. 408 Rebroadcast)

Sep 17, 2020

44:24

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The Resource Curse

01:49

Slash US Norway Is the Exemplar of a Hydrocarbon Economy That Does Not Want to Live Off of Its Hydrocarbons

01:47

The U.S. Has a Very Different History, Based in Part on a Collective Distrust of the State

01:58

Introduction

3min

Socialism Is a Slur, Not a Slogan

2min

The Hidden Side of Everything

2min

Is Socialism a Good Idea?

2min

Social Democracies With Mixed Economy

2min

Do You Call Venezuela Socialism?

2min

Venezuela Is a Typical Latin American Populis Mess, Which I've Seen for Many Decades

2min

Venezuela - A Country on the Rise

2min

Venizuela's Economy Is a Continuum of Instability

2min

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The Economy of Venezuela

2min

11.

Venezuelan President Meduro Wins a Second Term

2min

12.

The Resource Curse

2min

13.

How to Stop Burnout at Work With Calm for Business

4min

14.

Slash US Norway Is the Exemplar of a Hydrocarbon Economy That Does Not Want to Live Off of Its Hydrocarbons

2min

15.

Norwegian Economy - Socialism?

2min

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The Importance of Unions in the Economy

2min

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Norwegian Economic Model Is Fascinating

2min

18.

Norway and Socialism - What's the Problem?

2min

19.

The U.S. Should Just Be Like Sweden

4min

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The U.S. Has a Very Different History, Based in Part on a Collective Distrust of the State

2min

21.

The State Institutions in the United States Aren't Able to Deal With So Many Problems

2min

22.

The American Dream - Taxing the Rich

4min

Trump says it would destroy us. Biden needs the voters who support it (especially the Bernie voters). The majority of millennials would like it to replace capitalism. But what is “it”? We bring in the economists to sort things out and tell us what the U.S. can learn from the good (and bad) experiences of other (supposedly) socialist countries.