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Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2017-04-20

Books mentioned on 284. Is Income Inequality Inevitable? (Earth 2.0 Series)

2 books · With Abhijit Banerjee, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Bryan Caplan, Angus Deaton, James Robinson, Tyler Cowen, Tavneet Suri, Erik Olin Wright, Alice Rivlin, Jeffrey Sachs · Listen

In pursuit of a more perfect economy, we discuss the future of work; the toxic remnants of colonization; and whether giving everyone a basic income would be genius -- or maybe the worst idea ever. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company.

James Robinson discussed The Epic of Gilgamesh. Stephen Dubner discussed Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Epic of Gilgamesh

    Unknown · at 12:02

    Why people recommend it: Preserving ancient mythology, human ambition, and timeless existential dread, The Epic of Gilgamesh is an anonymous Mesopotamian masterpiece.

    Discussed
    “You know, if you go back to the epic of Gilgamesh, I think the first version of that is about 2100 B.C., it's all about the same thing.”
    James Robinson 284. Is Income Inequality Inevitable? (Earth 2.0 Series) 2017-04-20
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  2. Why Nations Fail

    Daron Acemoglu; James A. Robinson · at 12:31

    Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A.

    Discussed
    “Robinson is the co-author, along with Daron Asimoglu, of an important book called Why Nations Fail. In it, they tried to propose a simple way.”
    Stephen Dubner 284. Is Income Inequality Inevitable? (Earth 2.0 Series) 2017-04-20
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