Description:In this episode of the Explaining History podcast, we embark on a journey through modern economic history, tracing the evolution of global free markets from the height of Victorian Britain to the transformative concepts of Francis Fukuyama’s “End of History.” Drawing insights from the seminal work “False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism” by renowned scholar John Gray, we delve deep into the intricate web of economic, political, and social forces that have shaped our world.Th
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