Summer School 1: A government's role in the economy is to make us all richer
Episode
35 min
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2 min
Topics
Personal Finance, Economics & Policy
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What It Covers
Planet Money Summer School explores how government institutions determine national wealth, comparing inclusive versus extractive systems through Jamaica, Peru, and United States case studies.
Notable Moment
Simon Johnson warns that American billionaires investing hundreds of millions in elections to influence government contracts and regulations represents extractive rather than inclusive institutional behavior.
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