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Video | Wealth & Poverty

Dead Wrong: Causes of Poverty Reduction

Free marketers love to point out that world poverty is declining faster than ever. However, that is not because of free markets, it’s because of government redistribution. Nope! That’s Dead Wrong.

Johan Norberg — Dec 20, 2017

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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