Can the Free Market End Global Poverty? Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz vs. NYU's William Easterly
Watch two leading development economists debate at the Soho Forum.
Watch two leading development economists debate at the Soho Forum.
"Is the best way to end global poverty free markets or government action?" The Nobel laureate and former World Bank economist square off in N.Y.
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