Economics Explored

Adam Smith and Margaret Thatcher with Dr Eamonn Butler

Episode Summary

A conversation with Adam Smith Institute Director Dr Eamonn Butler about the values and lessons of Adam Smith, the depiction of Margaret Thatcher in Netflix's season 4 of The Crown, and price controls.

Episode Notes

Economics Explored host Gene Tunny speaks with Adam Smith Institute Director Dr Eamonn Butler about the values and lessons of Adam Smith (the great Scottish philosopher and founder of economics), the depiction of Margaret Thatcher in Netflix's season 4 of The Crown, and price controls. 

Here's a link to the book on price controls Dr Butler co-authored:

Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls: How Not to Fight Inflation