Current Affairs

Neoliberal Economics Has Always Been Bogus

July 16, 2026·44 min
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🌹 Use the code "15OFF" for a discount on Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  Eric Beinhocker is a professor at the University of Oxford and executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. Nick Hanauer is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and founder of Civic Ventures. Together, they are the authors of the booklet Markets Built for Humans. Beinhocker and Hanauer joined Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss why they believe neoliberal economics has failed, what the evidence really shows about the minimum wage and inequality, how bad economic ideas have shaped climate policy, and why they argue a thriving middle class is the foundation of a healthy economy and democracy.  📘 Get the book for FREE: https://www.marketsbuiltforhumans.org/  0:00-9:14 How Neoliberalism Broke the Economy  9:14-15:07 How Much Better Off Americans Could Be  15:07-20:04 Why Markets Naturally Produce Plutocracy  20:04-30:39 How Economists Got the Minimum Wage Wrong  30:39-34:53 How Neoliberal Economics Failed on Climate Change  34:53-44:42 Building an Economy for the Middle Class  🦩Subscribe to Current Affairs: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership  🦩 Merch: https://shop.currentaffairs.org/

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