Is capitalism fuelling today’s wars? Varsha Gandikota & Jason Hickel
The article discusses the impact of capitalism on modern conflicts. Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla interviews political economist Jason Hickel about the relationship between colonialism and current wars. Hickel emphasizes the need for systemic economic change to address these issues.
- ▪Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla interviews Jason Hickel on the topic of capitalism and wars.
- ▪Hickel argues that today's conflicts are linked to historical colonialism and economic policies favoring powerful nations.
- ▪He advocates for the concept of 'degrowth' to reduce resource use and improve wellbeing.
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play videoplay videoVideo Duration 24 minutes 59 seconds play-arrow24:59ReframeIs capitalism fuelling today’s wars? Varsha Gandikota & Jason HickelVarsha Gandikota-Nellutla asks political economist Jason Hickel whether Global South states can take back their sovereignty.Read moreIn this episode of Reframe, Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, general coordinator of Progressive International, asks political economist Jason Hickel if today’s conflicts are a continuation of centuries of colonialism and economic policies that favour the richest and most powerful nations.Hickel is an economic anthropologist and professor at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
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