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3 articles from Princeton University

Financial and Monetary Systems

We’ve gained so much materially. But this is what we’ve lost

Capitalism lost its way around 1970 and needs to be overhauled, says the economist and former governor of the Reserve Bank of India.

Angus Deaton · Project Syndicate 19 Mar 2019
Economic Growth

Angus Deaton: Do we need to rethink the Robin Hood principle?

Nobel laureate Angus Deaton looks at globalization, poverty and the Robin Hood principle.

Angus Deaton · Project Syndicate 14 Jun 2016
Economic Growth

How do we improve governance in poor countries?

Angus Deaton 12 Oct 2015

Princeton University contributors

Angus Deaton

Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus. Professor of Economics and International Affairs, Emeritus. Senior Scholar.

Jan-Werner Müller

Professor of Politics

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