the editors of JHET are proud to announce that a new video of the series "Meet the JHET Authors" has been released. It features Gil Hersch (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA) talking about his paper on the need for government intervention in Plato's Republic in order to coordinate the disposal of surplus among cities.

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We are also proud to announce that the paper, titled "The Need for Governmental Inefficiency in Plato's Republic," and published in March 2021 in JHET (vol. 43, no. 1), is freely available until the end of June, so those interested can read and download it (https://doi.org/10.1017/S1053837220000097).

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With best wishes,

Pedro Duarte and Jimena Hurtado