Do people trust government to deliver prosperity? Ask this year’s Nobel laureate
Oct 24, 2024

Do people trust government to deliver prosperity? Ask this year’s Nobel laureate

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According to University of Chicago Professor James Robinson, who jointly won the Nobel Prize in Economics this year, a lot of discontentment with government can be tied back to economic inequality and a perception that economic gains of the past few decades haven't substantially improved normal people's lives.

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