World: Political clunkers
We should 'treat people as people,' says economist Victor Claar, and U.S. trade restrictions fail that test.
"Support by another means" examines the benefits and detriments of sending some U.S. products to Africa. I asked economics professor Victor Claar (Henderson State University) about other ways we can help the poor internationally. Claar co-authored Economics in Christian Perspective (IVP, 2007) and wrote Fair Trade? Its Prospects as a Poverty Solution (Acton Institute, 2010). He earned his Ph.D. at West Virginia University and taught for nine years at Hope College in Michigan.
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At the end of the post is a link to a podcast of Olasky interviewing Claar. The whole thing is about an hour long with students asking questions at the end. It is a great window into how one economist sees the connection between faith and economics.
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