Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIan Williams, "Vampire State: The Rise and Fall of the Chinese Economy (Birlinn, 2024)
Episode 102
State capitalism. Socialism with Chinese characteristics. A socialist market economy. There have been numerous descriptions of the Chinese economy. H…
2 years, 1 month ago
Andrew W. Kahrl, "The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Episode 477
In The Black Tax: 150 Years of Theft, Exploitation, and Dispossession in America (U Chicago Press, 2024), Andrew W. Kahrl uncovers the history of ine…
2 years, 1 month ago
Ilias Alami and Adam D. Dixon, "The Spectre of State Capitalism" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 105
After close to three decades of the hegemony of free market ideas, the state has made a big comeback as an economic actor since the 2008 financial cr…
2 years, 1 month ago
Meg Rithmire, "Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Episode 161
Developing Asia has been the site of some of the last century's fastest growing economies as well as some of the world's most durable authoritarian r…
2 years, 1 month ago
Malcolm Macleod, "The Practice of Philanthropy: A Guide for Foundation Boards and Staff" (Barlow Publishing, 2024)
Episode 3
In The Practice of Philanthropy: A Guide for Foundation Boards and Staff (Barlow Publishing, 2024), author Malcolm Macleod addresses the unique chall…
2 years, 1 month ago
Manuela Moschella, "Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy" (Cornell UP, 2024)
Episode 56
In Unexpected Revolutionaries: How Central Banks Made and Unmade Economic Orthodoxy (Cornell University Press, 2024), Dr. Manuela Moschella investiga…
2 years, 2 months ago
Robert McCorquodale, "Business and Human Rights" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 231
Business and Human Rights Law is a rapidly growing area of law, which has dramatically transformed many parts of international law. In this new volum…
2 years, 2 months ago
Oliver Volckart, "The Silver Empire: How Germany Created Its First Common Currency" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Episode 109
The problems that gave rise to the widespread desire to introduce a common currency were myriad. While trade was able to cope with-and even to benefi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Gregory Makoff, "Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring" (Georgetown UP, 2024)
Episode 108
The dramatic inside story of the most important case in the history of sovereign debt law Unlike individuals or corporations that become insolvent, n…
2 years, 2 months ago
Angela Geck, "The Power to Persuade: Strategic Arguing at the World Trade Organization" (U Toronto Press, 2024)
Episode 160
The Power to Persuade: Strategic Arguing at the World Trade Organization (University of Toronto Press, 2024) by Dr. Angela Geck provides an innovativ…
2 years, 2 months ago