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Professor James K. Galbraith discusses the American System and the need for a revival of economic history.

American Exception followers on Patreon, regardless of the tier, get first access to new episodes! Paid subscribers enjoy access to the entire library of the best historical analysis of deep events on the American Exception podcast, Including the Oral History of Peter Dale Scott series. Subscribe to our Patreon at https://patreon.com/americanexception Professor James K. Galbraith joins us to talk about the American System, the deep pathologies of the economics discipline in the West, and the need for a revival of economic history. Recent books by James Galbraith: The Power to Destroy: How Bad Economics Drove America’s Decline Entropy Economics: The Living Basis of Value and Production Special thanks to: Dana Chavarria, production Casey Moore, graphics Michelle Boley, animated intro Mock Orange, music

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