02/25
2019
Lecture

Liberalism, Not Capital or Exploitation, Made Us Rich

6:00 pm - 6:00 pm
WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion
Portland Campus
Deirdre Nansen McCloskey
Free and open to the public

Since the 1800s, a 鈥淕reat Enrichment鈥 has occurred, dramatically raising human standards of living and life expectancy across the globe. Some would attribute this happy development to the spread of free market capitalism, while others would point to our exploitation of the world鈥檚 natural resources. But such reductive conclusions are misguided. The true force behind these strides has been the human creativity unleashed by the spreading of liberty and individual dignity. This rising equality has unleashed our human creativity, resulting in one betterment after another.

Address

WCHP Lecture Hall in Parker Pavilion
716 Stevens Avenue
Portland, ME 04103
United States

Deirdre Nansen McCloskey Lecture at U N E Center for Global Humanitiesr