McCloskey on Capitalism and the Bourgeois Virtues
- Author
- EconTalk: Russ Roberts
- Published
- Mon 31 Mar 2008
- Episode Link
- http://www.econlib.org/library/Downloads/y2008/Mccloskeycapitalism.mp3
Deirdre McCloskey of the University of Illinois at Chicago and the author of The Bourgeois Virtues talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about capitalism and whether markets make people more ethical or less. They also discuss Adam Smith's world view, whether people were nicer in the Middle Ages, and the role of prudence and love.
