Enterprise in Brazil’s Favelas
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Company Culture and the Human Person: A Compelling Vision
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Virtuous Leadership
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The Social Responsibility of Business
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Created for More
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Navigating the Supply Chain Crisis
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What is Profit?
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Is profit good? Or is it evil? Is profit the purpose of business, or is it just a tool for measuring the health of a business? What is the social impact of profit? In this short episode, we explore what profit is and why profit must ultimately be placed in a moral framework of human …
The Conditions for Entrepreneurship
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Have you ever looked at satellite pictures of the Earth at night? The lights are concentrated in places where trade is easier, like ocean ports and highways. But geography isn’t the whole story. Take North and South Korea for example. They have similar cultures, people, and geography. However, their political and economic systems are very …
The Impact of Entrepreneurship
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Entrepreneurship has an impact that goes far beyond business itself. In this episode of The Good Society series, you’ll meet Dato Kim Tan, the entrepreneur behind Kuzuko Lodge, an ecotourism resort that has brought new life to a community and rehabilitated its land. Through his efforts, Kuzuko Lodge has created jobs, become a leader in …
What is an Entrepreneur?
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What is an entrepreneur? How does the journey to creating your own business begin? Are there certain qualities that help entrepreneurs bring their dreams into reality? And how does this all connect to human flourishing? In this episode of The Good Society series, successful entrepreneurs, economists, and business professors share both their insights and their …
Global Cooperation and Complexity, Part 2
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It takes so much more than beans and water to make a cup of coffee. It takes diverse people across the globe working in cooperation to bring your daily dose of caffeine. *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and economics …
Global Cooperation and Complexity, Part 1
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A visit to the local coffee shop shows the surprising complexities involved in producing a great cup of joe. *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and economics and explores themes of work and creativity, entrepreneurship, and exchange. Each human person …
Building a Business
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A Colorado ski maker demonstrates how risk-taking entrepreneurs and investors help build businesses, stability, and opportunity in the communities in which they live and work. *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and economics and explores themes of work and creativity, …
The Person at the Center of the Economy
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All economic systems are based on a particular vision of the human person. But what if we get the vision wrong? How does that affect the way we see trade, economics and business? *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and …
Work, Creativity, and Exchange
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Explore the world of work, creativity and exchange through a farmer and winemaker as they show how cultivation tames nature into economic productivity. *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and economics and explores themes of work and creativity, entrepreneurship, and …
Mrs. Schneider
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In 1950s Brooklyn, a young boy’s idyllic childhood is changed after a simple interaction with his Jewish neighbor. *** Volume 1 of The Good Society is a 6-part series that that focuses on the intersection between the human person and economics and explores themes of work and creativity, entrepreneurship, and exchange. Each human person is …
The Tocqueville Option: Social and Technological Decentralization
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This lecture addresses Alexis de Tocqueville’s concerns about individualism and centralization in democratic life, and argues that part of our response to the cultural challenges of today is to build revitalize civil society with new associations and mutual aid societies. It also looks at the possible role that distributed ledger technology/blockchain could play in promoting …
Exclusive Interview: EasyTaxi CEO Tallis Gomes Joins Marcel van Hattem
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The EasyTaxi app was founded by Tallis Gomes, has expanded to 35 countries in four continents, and now has merged with Cabify. He was featured in the Forbes “30 Under 30” list and has been elected as one of the most innovative youths in the world. Unfortunately, Brazil faces a challenge in reducing bureaucracy. In …
The Economics of Digital Currencies
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Ever since the first Bitcoin was first mined in January of 2009, we’ve seen an ever-growing interest in the phenomenon of blockchain—the technology upon which Bitcoin is based. Blockchain is one specific form of an innovation known as Distributed Ledger Technology (or DLT). DLT triggered a new phase of financial innovation and is already to …
The Fire of Invention: Intellectual Property and the Power of Human Beings
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In the realm of invention and technology, what makes the difference between good and evil, prosperity and destruction, is not the material world itself but the way in which humans exercise our rational, creative powers. The Creator empowers his image-bearers to partner with Him to bring order out of chaos and prosperity out of poverty …
The Case Against Economic Nationalism
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Flannery O’Connor and the Church’s Failure of Imagination
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C.S. Lewis, Law, and Liberty
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As Christians, we all agree corruption is bad. As citizens, we also agree corrupt behaviors must be punished by law. However, there are differences in how corrupt behaviors are perceived in different societies around the world, as well as in how effectively perpetrators are actually punished in every country – if punished at all. How …
Poverty Cure: The Enduring Importance of Foundational Principles
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This concluding panel discussion will revisit some of the important themes and insights from the Poverty Cure Summit as well as highlight some significant resources and paths forward.
The Sexual Revolution in America & Poverty
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Crime increase as poverty increases. Recidivism, men and women returning to prison and jail after release, is higher where employment rates are lower. Without economic justice and the decrease of poverty, we will not have restorative justice and human flourishing. Breaking the cycle of incarceration is indelibly tied to breaking the cycle of poverty
Poverty and Pandemic
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For decades, the number of individuals living in extreme poverty across the globe has fallen. Yet last month, the World Bank reported that COVID-19 could add approximately 100 million people to the ranks of those in extreme poverty by the end of 2020. This panel examines how the pandemic has impacted poverty reduction efforts and …
Reflections on Poverty and Economics with Russ Roberts
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Economists use a variety of tools to evaluate poverty and propose policy responses—typically with mixed results. In this interview, join award-winning EconTalk Podcast founder Russ Roberts as he reflects upon topics such as how the economics profession has addressed poverty, the importance of work as a means of fulfillment, and the virtue of charity as …
Incarceration, Poverty, and Justice
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Crime increase as poverty increases. Recidivism, men and women returning to prison and jail after release, is higher where employment rates are lower. Without economic justice and the decrease of poverty, we will not have restorative justice and human flourishing. Breaking the cycle of incarceration is indelibly tied to breaking the cycle of poverty
Why Socialism Isn’t the Answer
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Anne Rathbone Bradley and Iain Murray join moderator Scot Bertram to discuss the reasons why socialism is not an effective method for reducing poverty and helping the poor regain their dignity. Highlighting the inconsistencies in thought that prevent it from ever working in practice, the panel also will address why socialism seems to be an …
Addressing Poverty: Foundational Principles
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How should we think about poverty and prosperity? What are the foundational principles that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish and create prosperity in their own communities? Ismael Hernandez and Peter Greer discuss the challenge of poverty in the US and internationally and the most effective ways to think about poverty in light of …