• Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism

  • Sep 12 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism

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  • Today my guest is Ruchir Sharma, who is the Chairman of Rockefeller International, a columnist with the Financial Times, and the author of the recent book, What Went Wrong with Capitalism.

    We talked about American debt levels, US monetary policy, regulation and cronyism, industrial policy, the Indian economy under Modi, and much more.

    Recorded July 31st, 2024.

    Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links.

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    Timestamps

    (00:00:00) - Intro

    (00:00:59) - Capitalism in America

    (00:07:48) - Problems in Monetary Policy

    (00:17:07) - Elite Consensus and Capitalism

    (00:21:13) - Crisis and Course Correction

    (00:27:14) - Credit and Bond Markets in the US

    (00:33:07) - Industrial Policy in the US

    (00:38:46) - Misunderstanding Systemic Risk

    (00:48:18) - Declining Birth Rates and Economic Growth

    (00:51:00) - Technology versus Regulation

    (00:58:12) - India’s Economic Future

    (01:00:30) - Modi Government’s Economic Policies

    (01:16:25) - Alternative Ways out of Fiscal Crisis?

    (01:18:04) - Outro
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