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Profile of John Maynard Keynes, economist and patron of the arts, who died in 1946. Notes some of his policies which were in direct opposition to the monetarist policies of the Thatcher administration. More...
A collection of material on Einstein’s life and work. Includes a virtual encounter with the scientist, an interactive simulation playhouse for testing his theories, a timeline, and a library.
Presents the theories of Dr E F Schumacher, a fuel economist, who believes that technology in the developed world relies too heavily on finite energy resources. Describes organic farming, intermediate...
Economist Marcus Arruda analyses the UN Earth Summit held in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. The Cuban president Fidel Castro warned that man is in danger of disappearing because of the fast and progressive...
A film which takes a look at the world economy in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, with contributions from philosopher, linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky, heterodox economist Ha-Joon...
A discussion on medicine and the law led by Diana Brahams who is a barrister-at-law, editor of the ‘Medico-Legal Journal’ and legal correspondent to ‘The Lancet’. The participants are Raanan Gillon,...
An economist, Keith Griffin (President of Magdalen College, Oxford) looks critically at the new ‘green revolution’ as scientists work in Mexico, Bangladesh and the Philippines to help small farmers grow...
A discussion on medical ethics led by Raanan Gillon, a practising GP and editor of the ‘Journal of MedicaL Ethics’. The participants are Diana Brahams (barrister-at-law and editor of the ‘Medico-legal...
Commissioned to make a film for a teaching case at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, filmmaker Charles Mann drew upon seven years as a working economist in Turkey to produce a film that captures the...
The titans of 12 major companies, including Jacques Lemonnier of IBM France and Francois Dalle of L’Oreal, talk directly to the camera about power, hierarchy, trade unions, strikes, and self-management....
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