Employment is in transition; the platform economy has enforced more independent entrepreneurship and flexible contracts than we have ever seen. Income inequality is growing as taxation systems reward those with capital, resulting in a loop of the rich getting richer and the poor remaining poor. Simultaneously, housing markets are increasingly under pressure. [Dutch subtitles available / Nederlandse ondertiteling beschikbaar]
Subsidised housing seems to no longer suffice in ensuring affordable housing for everyone. How to overcome the insecurities for people that come along with these developments? How can contemporary capitalism ensure happy workers and thriving communities? What actions could and/or should firms take? And what role do governance and democracy have to play in all this?
In collaboration with Centrum Ethos (VU Amsterdam), Moral Markets group and Pakhuis de Zwijger, De Nieuwe Wereld proudly present this series on the future of capitalism. Over the course of ten dialogues David van Overbeek (De Nieuwe Wereld) and Natasja van den Berg (Pakhuis de Zwijger) will consult world-renowned economists and thinkers, and explore the tension between how our economic system currently functions and how it should function.
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--About De Nieuwe Wereld--
De Nieuwe Wereld is a collaborative online platform that brings together experts from different fields and disciplines in order to reflect on major societal changes brought about by globalization and rapid technological developments. It is an initiative of Dutch journalist Paul van Liempt, philosopher Ad Verbrugge and David van Overbeek.
De Nieuwe Wereld is produced in collaboration with VU University, Centrum Ethos and Filosofische School Nederland.
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