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An American dilemma
An American dilemma by Gunnar Myrdal has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (0 episodes recommend it and 3 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Glenn Loury (2 episodes) and Robert Evans (1 episode) on Behind the Bastards (1 episode), EconTalk (1 episode) and Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode).
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Gunnar Myrdal, the Swedish economist who wrote about economic development, wrote a famous two-volume work, An American Dilemma, about the status of black Americans.
Glenn Loury · Lex Fridman Podcast · May 2022 Listen at 2:57:58 The best things said about it
Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrtle wrote in a 1944 study titled An American Dilemma, quote.
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An American Dilemma is a monumental two-volume sociological and economic study by Swedish scholar Gunnar Myrdal that examines the deeply entrenched status of Black Americans and the systemic challenges of racial inequality. On the Lex Fridman Podcast, guest Glenn Loury discussed the influential work during an episode focusing on race, racism, and identity politics. Loury described Myrdal as a Swedish economist who wrote extensively about economic development before producing this famous study on the socioeconomic position of Black Americans. Loury returned to the book on EconTalk, recalling how he first read the study as a college student in the 1970s and noting that it provided a remarkably close socioeconomic and political assessment of the status of African Americans dating back to the 1940s. He used these historical insights to illustrate the broader trajectory of racial progress and lingering structural hurdles over the past century. Furthermore, Robert Evans cited the study on Behind the Bastards while investigating the historical development of American law enforcement. Evans referenced Myrdal's 1944 sociological observations to explain the complex, dual historical role that police institutions played in maintaining civic order while simultaneously upholding racial hierarchies, demonstrating the enduring scholarly impact of Myrdal's exhaustive research on modern American society.
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Glenn Loury Gunnar Myrdal, the Swedish economist who wrote about economic development, wrote a famous two-volume work,… 2
“Gunnar Myrdal, the Swedish economist who wrote about economic development, wrote a famous two-volume work, An American Dilemma, about the status of black Americans.”
“i think that if you look at the status of african americans over you know the last hundred years i remember reading when i was in college gunner meredith's book an american dilemma which was a close socioeconomic political assessment of the status of quote the negro uh in i don't know 1940.”
Robert Evans Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrtle wrote in a 1944 study titled An American Dilemma, quote, 1
“Swedish sociologist Gunnar Myrtle wrote in a 1944 study titled An American Dilemma, quote,”