Sylvia Nasar: Charles Dickens, Economist (1/5)
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Channel: New Economic Thinking · 2012 · Film & Animation
In part 1 of this INET interview, Sylvia Nasar talks about her book, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius. She suggests that Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was an early work of economics. Dickens realized that the old view of stagnant, persistent poverty didn't fit the dynamics of the real-world economy. In her view, A Christmas Carol was essentially an economic conversion story. Following through on Dickens' vision, Alfred Marshall would later introduce the idea of productivity growth as a driver of economic progress.
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