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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