Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Thursday 13 October 2016
Capitalism by Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz the Nobel prize winning economist explores the origins and the continuing impact of one of the greatest ideas in history- capitalism. As with the rest of the series, 'Big Ideas That Changed the World' he weaves his own personal story through the bigger historical tale.
