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Amartya Sen on free market economics, Obama and China - Hay 09 Speaker Interviews

May 2009

Speakers: Amartya Sen

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Amartya Sen talks to Lisa Dwan about Adam Smith's influence on society and economy, the limits of the free market, Barrack Obama's handling of the global economic crisis, and China's proposal for a global currency.

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