The Essential Podcast, Episode 32 : The Moral Argument for Change - Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

About this Episode

The global economy is experiencing a prisoner’s dilemma. In a post-pandemic world, how moral will capitalism become? Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who studies how the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy, operates as a consultant, and is the author of “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” joins the Essential Podcast to talk about morality, capitalism, the role of the individual, and the importance of governments in a moment of crisis.

The Essential Podcast from S&P Global is dedicated to sharing essential intelligence with those working in and affected by financial markets. Host Nathan Hunt focuses on those issues of immediate importance to global financial markets – macroeconomic trends, the credit cycle, climate risk, energy transition, and global trade – in interviews with subject matter experts from around the world.

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Show Notes

• Rebecca Henderson is one of 25 University Professors at Harvard, a research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a fellow of both the British Academy and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She sits on the boards of Idexx Laboratories and CERES. Her book, “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” was shortlisted for the FT/McKinsey 2020 Business Book of the Year Award and is available here.