Toward a Moral Political Economy

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🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Is it possible to have a capitalist democracy that ensures that all people flourish? One that represents common values, yet respects differences? Professors at Stanford’s Moral Political Economy program are bringing together thinkers from across disciplines to reimagine our political, social and economic systems. We’ll talk about what it would mean to base our political economy on the idea that humans are social beings who mutually benefit from cooperation and reciprocity. What would a moral, equitable world look like? Guests: Margaret Levi, political science professor, Stanford; co-editor, Winter 2023 edition of Daedalus Henry Farrell, professor of international affairs, Johns Hopkins; co-editor, Winter 2023 edition of Daedalus Manuel Pastor, professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, University of Southern California; contributor, Winter 2023 edition of Daedalus Federica Carugati, history and political economy professor, King’s College; contributor, Winter 2023 edition of Daedalus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.3	We all know that there are huge problems with the democracies that we've grown up with.
1:18.3	Inequality and division have reached particularly high levels in the United States,
1:22.6	but across the world, autocratic leaders have been ascended.
1:26.4	So what to do about it?
1:29.4	Today, we talk with a group of scholars who've been trying to build new foundations for our political, social, and economic systems.
1:35.1	They're attacking the problem from different disciplines, bringing every tool from the social sciences to
1:39.8	bear. Can we create a society where everyone thrives, where cooperation and care are as much a part of our institutions as competition?
1:48.4	That's coming up next after this news.
2:00.4	Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal.
2:04.4	Today we're talking about the big ideas that underpin our society.
2:09.2	What are the things we assume, the things that form the common sense that turns into policies?
2:14.7	Our first two guests co-edited the current special issue of Daedalus, the Journal of the
2:19.1	American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which is dedicated to creating a new moral political economy.
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