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Glenn Loury (Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University) and Daniel Bessner (University of Washington, danielbessner.com)
- Glenn’s rightward shift in the early 80s . 0:00
- A feeling of alienation from the Black elite . 19:33
- Glenn and Daniel discuss neoliberalism and the “American empire” . 28:50
- Glenn’s emergence as a public intellectual . 42:10
- How Glenn earned a unique place in public discourse . 50:24
- Glenn’s hiatus from and return to economic theory . 1:02:08
- How Glenn helped coin the term “social capital” . 1:09:41
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Recorded:Dec 23
Posted:Jan 1, 2021
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