#53 Johan Norberg: Capitalism, Globalism, Progress, Inequality & More
Mr. Johan Norberg is an author and historian from Sweden. He’s been a senior fellow at the Cato Institute since 2007, and the executive director at Free To Choose Media since 2017. He is the author of books like In Defense of Global Capitalism (2001) and Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future (2016).
In this episode, we talk about some of Mr. Norberg’s personal story, as he moved from being a left-anarchist to a classical liberal capitalist; capitalism from a historical perspective, and a comparison with feudalism; how material wealth and economic growth set the bases for human progress and flourishing; the varieties of capitalism, and the Swedish model; the problem with state-guided capitalism, interventionism and protectionism; the problem with the term “trickle-down economics”; economic inequality; and the Cato Institute.
O Sr. Johan Norberg é um autor e historiador sueco. É um membro sénior do Cato Institute desde 2007, e o diretor executivo da Free to Choose Media desde 2017. É autor de livros como In Defense of Global Capitalism (2001) e Progresso: Dez razões para ter esperança no futuro.
Neste episódio, falamos sobre parte da história pessoal do Sr. Norberg, e como passou de um anarquista de esquerda a um liberal clássico capitalista; capitalismo de uma perspetiva histórica, e uma comparação com o feudalismo; como a riqueza material e o crescimento económico deram as bases ao progresso e desenvolvimento humano; as variedades do capitalismo, e o modelo sueco; o problema com o capitalismo de Estado, o intervencionismo, e o protecionismo; o problema por detrás do termo “trickle-down economics”; desigualdade económica; e o Cato Institute.
Follow Mr. Norberg’s work:
Personal Website: http://www.johannorberg.net/
Twitter handle: @johanknorberg
His books: https://www.amazon.com/Johan-Norberg/e/B001KCORWY
Dead Wrong with Johan Norberg playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSiWSkxXqn4&list=PLTplBPPoWdX2-vY3p-MkBIaTkSXJiM1AB
Livro “Progresso”: https://www.wook.pt/livro/progresso-johan-norberg/19094935
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Fernand Drumond (Gapminder): https://youtu.be/Pqoil02RlOU
Olof Gränström (Gapminder): https://youtu.be/3y-KOM2YiVY