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Since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, capitalism has unleashed unimaginable growth in opportunity and prosperity. And yet, at key points in American history, economic disruption has led to a greater role for government, ostensibly to protect against capitalism’s excesses. Today, government regulates, mandates, subsidizes and controls a growing share of the American economy. Donald Boudreaux explores economic history from the Industrial Revolution to today.
Boudreaux is a Senior Fellow with the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
This program will be hosted in-person at the League House. Registration is required. Copies of The Triumph of Economic Freedom: Debunking the Seven Great Myths of American Capitalism will be available for purchase.
Reception: 6:00pm
Program: 6:30pm
End of Program: 7:30pm
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