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Marketcrafters
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| With Chris Hughes (Economist & Co-Founder @ Facebook), Joe Weisenthal (Co-Host @ Odd Lots podcast & ex-Anchor @ Bloomberg TV). |
| NYPL, Stephen A Schwarzman Bldg, Celeste Bartos Forum |
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Apr 24 (Thu) , 2025 @ 07:00 PM
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The economist & Facebook co-founder discusses his revelatory & unexpected history of the rise of American capitalism.
Book cover of Marketcrafters
What created the most dynamic economy the world has ever known: the mythical free market or entrepreneurial leaders in government? In his new book, Marketcrafters, Chris Hughes argues that American policymakers on the right & the left have spent much of the past century actively shaping our markets for social & political goals. Hughes seeks to debunk the myth that free markets, untouched by the hands of government, bring Americans prosperity & stability. Journeying through the modern history of American capitalism & relating the captivating stories of the most effective marketcrafters & the ones who bungled the job, Hughes reveals how both Republicans & Democrats have consistently attempted to organize markets for social & political reasons-whether avoiding gasoline shortages, reducing inflation, fostering the American aviation & semiconductor industries, fighting climate change, or supporting financial innovation.
Chris Hughes speaks with the hosts of Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast, Joe Weisenthal & Tracy Alloway, about rediscovering the triumphs & failures of past marketcrafters, & how that knowledge can shape future markets from artificial intelligence to clean power production & beyond to be innovative, stable, & inclusive.
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