Economics & Growth | Politics & Geopolitics
Podcast Transcript: Martin Wolf on Why Capitalism and Democracy Need Each Other
- By Bilal Hafeez
- 40 min read
This is an edited transcript of our podcast episode with Martin Wolf, published 16 June 2023. Martin is chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, London. He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in 2000 ‘for services to financial journalism.’ His latest book is ‘The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism’. In this podcast, we discuss the reason for writing on democracy and capitalism now, why capitalism and democracy are linked to each other, how capitalism disrupts existing hierarchies, and much more. While we have tried to make the transcript as accurate as possible, if you do notice any errors, let me know by email.
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