Decolonizing Economics

About this episode

This episode explores the non-neutrality of economics and its ties to colonialism and capitalism through a conversation with economist Carolina Alves.

We're taught to think of economics as an objective truth. But what if economics isn't neutral at all? What if it's a story shaped by power and by a history that has been carefully edited? A story that celebrates innovation and progress while quietly erasing extraction, exploitation, and the violence behind how wealth became concentrated geographically. In this episode of Art of Citizenry Podcast, Manpreet Kaur Kalra speaks with economist Carolina Alves about colonialism, capitalism, development economics, and the Eurocentric foundations that continue to shape global economic policy today.

People in this episode

Host: Manpreet Kaur Kalra

Guest: Carolina Alves

Topics covered

• decolonization
• economics
• colonialism
• capitalism
• global policy

Keywords

• economics
• colonialism
• capitalism
• development economics
• Eurocentric foundations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Art of Citizenry

Books & works: Decolonizing Economics

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