The Realities of Socialism

By: Fraser Institute
  • Summary

  • Welcome to the Realities of Socialism podcast, where we try to learn more about socialism; what it is; and what it is not. More specifically, we talk about what life was like in socialist societies and compare that to life in more market-oriented societies.

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Episodes
  • Realities of Socialism: Looking Back and Moving Forward
    May 8 2024

    Steven Globerman, Senior Fellow and the Addington Chair in Measurement at the Fraser Institute, joins host Rosemarie Fike once more to discuss the Realities of Socialism project entire. Specifically, what lessons we should learn from the experience of transitional countries like Estonia and Poland? How do we understand big government countries that some advocate for as socialist like Denmark and Sweden? How do we integrate and contextualize the views of young people when they support “socialism”? and much more.

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    56 mins
  • Realities of Socialism: The Unique Case of Singapore
    Apr 17 2024

    Steven Globerman, Senior Fellow and the Addington Chair in Measurement at the Fraser Institute, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss the unique case of Singapore' economic and social system, and how their particular economic circumstances and history leave many people wondering.

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    38 mins
  • Realities of Socialism: What does income support really look like in Denmark?
    Apr 3 2024

    Matthew D. Mitchell, PhD, Senior Fellow in the Centre for Economic Freedom at the Fraser Institute and co-author of The Road to Socialism and Back, joins host Rosemarie Fike to discuss Denmark’s economic model, and more specifically the country’s approach to income support and when and how exactly the government chooses to intervene.

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    44 mins

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