Then, I found interesting Acemoglu's reference to the golden age of the Trente Glorieuses, and the fact that that like many others he points to the role of government (I like to call it the "Regulatory State", more than just standard Keynesianism) in making that possible. 9/12

He seems to have a diagnosis that is very similar to e.g. Thomas Piketty on what made that period so special. But, precisely Piketty, argues that these three decades were an outlier, and that before and after we lived (and live) in Gilded ages of predatory capitalism 10/12