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Can capitalism cure poverty?

The Inquiry

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America is more unequal today than ever before, and inequality is on the rise in China and India too. Is capitalism the cause of inequality – or the best way to help the poor? Deirdre McCloskey is emeritus economics professor at the University of Illinois in Chicago. (Photo: A woman walks past a poor man. Credit: Getty Images)

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