Crisis of Democratic Capitalism

January 19, 2023
12:00–12:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Democratic capitalism – the marriage of the market economy with democratic politics — has generated an unprecedented combination of prosperity with political and economic freedom. However, its fragility has also become more evident with the rise of authoritarian populism. What is needed to ensure that democratic capitalism continues to thrive under the stresses of internal frictions,...
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Speakers

MW
Martin Wolf
Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator
Financial Times
FZ
Fareed Zakaria
Host, Fareed Zakaria GPS
CNN

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