State of profusion: governments just keep growing

The Intelligence from The Economist

• Episode: State of profusion: governments just keep growing
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• Duration: 00:22:05
• Published: 2021-11-19 12:17

Some factors that drive relentless growth in state spending are eternal; some are getting stronger. Our correspondent outlines a big-government future. We examine how MacKenzie Scott, an accidental billionaire, is revolutionising big-money philanthropy. And Moroccan hoteliers rail against a law that forbids beds for the unwed.

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