Episode #6: Finding the Public Interest in Response to the Financial Crisis
In this special double edition of Societas (40 minutes long), Craig Calhoun addresses the current financial meltdown and says that it provides an opportunity to assess the kind of society we live in—if we are not led into a conversation only about how to “keep what’s mine,” or into a conversation solely about technical remedies by economists. Calhoun goes on to trace a trend of privatization and inarticulateness about the public good and the legitimate purposes of government. Finally, he hopes that McCain and Obama will use this occasion to flesh out their competing visions of appropriate government action and public service.
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