Economy
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The Inquiry. Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters? Audio, 23 minutes
We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future
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Four Thought. The Whirlpool Economy. Audio, 15 minutes
Charles Leadbeater argues that we are living in a whirlpool economy.
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The Inquiry. What Are The Consequences Of Cheap Oil? Audio, 23 minutes
Why the price of oil is impacting on the global economy and world politics
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Analysis. Varieties of Capitalism. Audio, 30 minutes
Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates.
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Elements. The Elements and the Economy. Audio, 27 minutes
From aluminium to zinc, how the chemical elements are driving the global economy
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Analysis. Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction? Audio, 30 minutes
Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
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Desert Island Discs. Sir Mervyn King. Audio, 45 minutes
Sir Mervyn King, outgoing governor of the Bank of England, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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File on 4. The Zombie Effect. Audio, 38 minutes
What effect are so-called zombie companies having on the UK economy? Hugh Pym investigates
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Four Thought. Series 3, Ruchir Sharma: The Search for Economic Growth. Audio, 15 minutes
Ruchir Sharma describes his search for the next global economy which can deliver growth.
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File on 4. A Bridge Too Far? Audio, 38 minutes
Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?
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File on 4. Cash from the Crisis. Audio, 40 minutes
How investors are profiting from the eurozone crisis. Can money be made from disaster?
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The Reunion. Barings Bank Collapse. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor reunites those behind the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995.
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File on 4. Homes but no loans. Audio, 40 minutes
How will the mortgage freeze hit Britain's already battered economy?
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Analysis. Glass-Steagall: A Price Worth Paying? Audio, 30 minutes
The experts who say investment banks should face the consequences of their losses.
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Crossing Continents. Hard Times in Middletown, USA. Audio, 30 minutes
How Muncie in Indiana reflects the impact of the economic crisis on the US middle class.
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Analysis. The Threat of Thrift. Audio, 30 minutes
Chris Bowlby asks if the concept of thrift has lost its moral attraction.
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Analysis. Keeping Us Afloat? Audio, 28 minutes
Frances Cairncross reports on the credit crunch and its effect on the world economy.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Financial Wizards and Economic Prophecy. Audio, 15 minutes
Alistair Cooke considers the worldwide pandemic of economic decline.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Doves, Hawks, Owls and the People. Audio, 15 minutes
Alistair Cooke considers the power held by Alan Greenspan over the economic market plunge.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. The President's economic problems. Audio, 15 minutes
Asian economic problems spread to Brazil; the limits of the president's economic power.
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Financial crisis in Asia. Audio, 15 minutes
The danger that a financial crisis in Asia poses to the global economy.
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Global Concerns. The Simon-Ehrlich Wager. Audio, 14 minutes
The environmental debate between economist Julian Simon and biologist Paul R Ehrlich
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