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Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States… duration 58 minutes 12 seconds Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States… Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think	Conversation with John Mearsheimer, How States Think Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist John Mearsheimer as they discuss Professor Mearsheimer’s latest book, How States Think: The Rationality of Foreign Policy. Hailed as the… book club +6 More From SDG Academy 1,264 plays Date Uploaded 7 November, 2023
What We Hope For duration 5 minutes 26 seconds What We Hope For What We Hope For	What We Hope For In the final video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger concludes his vision of a progressive alternative by stating that the task of institutions is to create a… policy +6 More From SDG Academy 45 plays
High-Energy Democracy duration 7 minutes 9 seconds High-Energy Democracy High-Energy Democracy	High-Energy Democracy In the tenth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger describes three sets of innovations to create a "high-energy" democracy that enables ongoing… policy +9 More From SDG Academy 58 plays
The Capable Agent: Education duration 8 minutes 41 seconds The Capable Agent: Education The Capable Agent: Education	The Capable Agent: Education In the ninth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out his four-part vision of a truly progressive approach to education. This video is also featured in… policy +9 More From SDG Academy 247 plays
Taxation and Inequality duration 9 minutes 41 seconds Taxation and Inequality Taxation and Inequality	Taxation and Inequality In the seventh video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger calls for transformation in the the innovation of the market order, and outlines his vision for a… policy +9 More From SDG Academy 52 plays
The Capable Agent: Security and Plasticity duration 3 minutes 23 seconds The Capable Agent: Security and Plasticity The Capable Agent: Security and Plasticity	The Capable Agent: Security and Plasticity In the eighth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger states that for individuals to become a truly capable agent in a progressive economy, they must be supported… policy +8 More From SDG Academy 54 plays
Finance and the Real Economy duration 8 minutes 30 seconds Finance and the Real Economy Finance and the Real Economy	Finance and the Real Economy In the sixth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger differentiates finance from the real economy, and argues for a completely new way of thinking about the… policy +10 More From SDG Academy 89 plays
Labor and capital duration 10 minutes 29 seconds Labor and capital Labor and capital	Labor and capital In the fifth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger argues that a truly progressive approach to the economy requires a change in the relation of labor to capital… policy +10 More From SDG Academy 61 plays
The New Dilemma of Development duration 5 minutes 51 seconds The New Dilemma of Development The New Dilemma of Development	The New Dilemma of Development In the third video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger explains that traditional means of promoting economic development—industrialization via mass market… policy +7 More From SDG Academy 145 plays
The Knowledge Economy and Its Future duration 10 minutes 24 seconds The Knowledge Economy and Its Future The Knowledge Economy and Its Future	The Knowledge Economy and Its Future In the fourth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger outlines the characteristics of the knowledge economy and discusses what production processes must change in… policy +10 More From SDG Academy 90 plays
Thinking about Alternatives duration 7 minutes 36 seconds Thinking about Alternatives Thinking about Alternatives	Thinking about Alternatives In the first video of his series Freedom Now: The Economic and Political Alternative, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that traditional progressive politics do not go far enough in their… policy +7 More From SDG Academy 298 plays
The Scope of a Progressive Program duration 7 minutes 45 seconds The Scope of a Progressive Program The Scope of a Progressive Program	The Scope of a Progressive Program In the second video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out the three axis points of his progressive alternative: democratization of the market economy,… policy +7 More From SDG Academy 151 plays
Corruption and Politics Today duration 10 minutes 58 seconds Corruption and Politics Today Corruption and Politics Today	Corruption and Politics Today All of our aspirations for sustainable development depend on good governance. Good governance is vital so that government provides the public investments and the public services that underpin… ethics +24 More From SDG Academy 403 plays
How to avoid capture of politicians? duration 3 minutes 54 seconds How to avoid capture of politicians? How to avoid capture of politicians?	How to avoid capture of politicians? Former World Bank Chief Economist, Justin Lin, suggests the way to avoid political capture is to only support industries where there is a comparative advantage. This video is licensed under the CC… africa +7 More From SDG Academy 1 plays
The Moral Underpinnings of Statecraft duration 10 minutes 45 seconds The Moral Underpinnings of Statecraft The Moral Underpinnings of Statecraft	The Moral Underpinnings of Statecraft How should government act to promote our well-being? Professor Jeffrey Sachs addresses this question through analyzing the two political theories set up by Aristotle and Machiavelli. This video is… governance +5 More From SDG Academy 3 plays