Capitalism 2.0 requires more social capital and trust in government
Andrew McAfee doesn’t want to get rid of capitalism, he just wants to change it to address climate change and other social ills
London — If you think long and hard about the climate crisis, you may (a) get depressed and (b) agree with many activists who say the only solution to the problem is overthrowing capitalism. Or you may conclude, as Andrew McAfee does, that we don’t have the right kind of capitalism.
In his book More From Less: The Surprising Story of How We Learned to Prosper Using Fewer Resources — and What Happens Next, McAfee, a principal research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, focuses on digital transformation and makes a case for the “four horsemen of the optimist” — capitalism, technological progress, public awareness and responsive government...
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