Because my book can be read in part as an attempt to build upon the extraordinary legacy of John Maynard Keynes — in particular his efforts to chart a ‘Middle Way’ in liberal Economics that reconciles capitalism with social justice to a far greater extent — I was pleased and honored to have this podcast discussion with Lord Robert Skidelsky. He is the author of the definitive biography of Keynes, John Maynard Keynes: 1883-1946: Economist, Philosopher, Statesman (2005). Lord Skidelsky’s more recent books include The Machine Age: An Idea, a History, a Warning (2023) and Mindless: The Human Condition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (October 2024).
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In this Future of Work podcast, the ILO’s Richard Samans and economic historian Lord Robert Skidelsky discuss how we can begin to transform macroeconomics to deal more effectively with ongoing challenges to social justice, such as inequality, underemployment, precarity and environmental degradation.
Podcast length: 19:20