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FYI: Sheldon Richman’s talk is up.
FYI: Sheldon Richman’s talk is up.
Mar 3 2010
One of the intriguing short chapters in Africa: A Biography of the Continent is called, with irony, "Merrie Africa." It discusses the issue of slavery within Africa. A history of slavery in Africa claims that between 30 and 60 percent of the entire population were slaves during historical times. If this is correct,...
Mar 3 2010
Mankiw's latest paper takes the ethical significance of merit (or, as he calls it, "Just Deserts") seriously. I'm tempted to propose that the two of us become the founding members of a W.D. Ross Club. Its purpose: to promote the "distribution of happiness in proportion to merit." (The Right and the Good)
Mar 3 2010
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Sheldon Richman
Mar 4 2010 at 9:44am
Here’s a direct link:
http://vimeo.com/9866856
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