Episode · EconTalk · 2021-08-09
Books mentioned on Michael Munger on Free Markets
Author and economist Michael Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the virtues--and the flaws--of free markets. Munger says the best argument for a free market approach is not that it's perfect but that it's better than anything else we've been able to come up with over the centuries.
Michael Munger discussed The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith is a seminal 1759 work of moral philosophy that examines the psychological foundations of human judgment, empathy, and social order.
Discussed“So Adam Smith, when he was writing Theory of Moral Sentiments, was trying to create that's I agree with Dan Klein. That's his most libertarian book.”
Where to get it
