<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;What did people in the Dark Ages think about economics? Why did poverty exist, and how do you alleviate it? To find out, I took my time machine to 1282 and 1314, to speak to barflies and a priest.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Fr. Richard Kirby is a fourteenth century prior of Whitby Abbey and formerly the sacrist of St. Mungo's. He is a specialist in Just Price Theory, and joins the show to discuss how his fellows in the Dark Ages approach economics.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Political Orphanage

Andrew Heaton

I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics

JAN 28, 202655 MIN
The Political Orphanage

I Time Traveled to Talk to Medieval Yokels about Economics

JAN 28, 202655 MIN

Description

What did people in the Dark Ages think about economics? Why did poverty exist, and how do you alleviate it? To find out, I took my time machine to 1282 and 1314, to speak to barflies and a priest. Fr. Richard Kirby is a fourteenth century prior of Whitby Abbey and formerly the sacrist of St. Mungo's. He is a specialist in Just Price Theory, and joins the show to discuss how his fellows in the Dark Ages approach economics.