Violent Saviors: A Conversation With Bill Easterly

About this episode

Peter Boettke talks with Bill Easterly about his new book, Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest.

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, Peter Boettke talks with Bill Easterly about his new book, Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest.

People in this episode

Host: Peter Boettke

Guest: Bill Easterly

Topics covered

• book discussion
• Western influence
• global development
• economic theory
• interview

Keywords

• Bill Easterly
• Violent Saviors
• Western conquest
• economic development
• Hayek Program Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Violent Saviors: The West’s Conquest of the Rest

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