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Jonathan Fortier talks with John Dalton about his recent book, Creative Destruction, published by Libertarianism.org in 2024.
Jonathan talks with John Dalton, Professor of Economics at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, about his book, Creative Destruction, published by Libertarianism.org in 2024. Jonathan and John discuss the work of Joseph Schumpeter, an Austrian economist who popularized the idea of creative destruction, and the important ways that Vienna served as a stimulating backdrop for early theorizing about market dynamism and cultural change. The conversation touches on many important themes central to free societies and competitive markets. They conclude with a consideration of case studies that help to illustrate the concept of creative destruction.
Creative Destruction on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Destruction-Introduction-John-Dalton/dp/1952223989
Creative Destruction book page: https://www.libertarianism.org/books/creative-destruction-introduction
John T. Dalton’s website: https://users.wfu.edu/daltonjt/
John T. Dalton’s X account: https://x.com/JTDDalton
John T. Dalton is an associate professor of economics at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His areas of expertise include international trade, growth and development, macroeconomics, economic history, and the life and economics of Joseph Schumpeter. He has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of International Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Southern Economic Journal, the Journal of Economic Education, and others.
Jonathan Fortier is the director of Libertarianism.org. Over the past twenty-five years, he has worked to promote the principles of a free society with many organizations, including Liberty Fund, the Institute for Humane Studies, and the Fraser Institute. He earned his MPhil and his doctorate at the University of Oxford.