“… when the whole system is producing weak results for nearly every child, then “inclusion” is a false premise. In this situation, it is necessary… Read More »Lant Pritchett on reducing learning poverty: targeted interventions vs systemic change
Ezra Klein: I think we’re very used to thinking about two levels of context that really matter here – what’s happening in your family, like… Read More »Raj Chetty and Ezra Klein on culture, communities and representation
What are the tradeoffs in this situation? What gains can be made from trade and cooperation? How can we reframe this question to find new… Read More »Three questions from economics
I really enjoyed listening to these two interviews with Raj Chetty. By all accounts (I’m not qualified to judge!) he is a good economist. He… Read More »Podcast Recommendation: two interviews with Raj Chetty
Economics is a critical lens for understanding how change happens, key issues in the politics of justice and equality, and for building effective organisations. If… Read More »Resource: Introduction to Economics at Marginal Revolution University
Inequality is inevitable (because we’re all different), and it isn’t necessarily wrong (if we value the freedom to make meaningful choices) and doesn’t necessarily have… Read More »On inequality
This is a great introduction (or reminder) about emergent order in the complex adaptive system that is the economy.
If you haven’t thought much about economics, this series from the BBC is a first-rate introduction to a lot of key ideas about how markets… Read More »Resource: Tim Harford on 50 Things that Made the Modern Economy
This is a really interesting episode of Econtalk, and worth a listen. Highlight 1: Accurate description of poor communities A couple of things here really… Read More »Econtalk: Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative
A business that does not show a profit at least equal to its cost of capital is irresponsible; it wastes society’s resources. Economic profit performance… Read More »Peter Drucker on social responsibility