Walmart, but Good: Leigh Phillips & Michal Rozworski

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06/01/19 • 53 min

Team Advantage delves deep into The People's Republic of Walmart, joined by special guests and authors Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski. You'll be shocked to learn that economic planning goes on all around you, on a massive scale: Amazon and Walmart are great examples. We go deep into how markets work, the economic calculation debate, the demise of Sears due to cutthroat internal competition, the need to democratize (and not just nationalize!) the corporate planning apparatus, and more. Find the authors on Twitter: @leigh_phillips and @michalrozworski

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