# Professor Arun Sundararajan comments on the state of capitalism in a special series on the future of capitalism, noting that the distribution of wealth is not well-defined in today's digital era

1 Faculty News January 13, 2020 ![Nikkei logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/nikkei192x144.jpg?itok=R-JXNYmy)>

Excerpt from [Nikkei Asian Review](https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Neo-Capitalism/Capitalism-s-flaws-spur-soul-searching-from-Bill-Gates-to-AI) --"NYU's [Sundararajan](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/arun-sundararajan) is convinced that a well-functioning democracy still promises a better overall outcome for society. 'Capitalism needs a certain control mechanism,' he said, 'and the right kind of democracy will push the government toward the right kind of control.'"

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