John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith looks back and reflects on the art of writing, U.S. policy toward the Third World during the Cold War, political leadership, and on his intellectual contributions. Galbraith was US ambassador to India under Kennedy. He became an intimate of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and extensively advised the Indian government on economic matters.
Amartya Sen
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, Lamont University Professor, Harvard University, for a discussion of the interplay of economic theory and political philosophy in his work on public choice, development, and freedom. Sen recalls his own intellectual odyssey, commenting on some of the factors that shaped his thinking.
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