Economy
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The Compass. Economic Tectonics, Demographics. Audio, 23 minutes
How economic power will shift as the world’s population changes
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Compass. Economic Tectonics, Politics. Audio, 27 minutes
How the global economy is being shaped by political backlash
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Profile. Michel Barnier. Audio, 13 minutes
Becky Milligan profiles the man chosen to represent the EU in Brexit negotiations.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Can a Corrupt Country Get Clean? Audio, 23 minutes
How the small country of Georgia kicked out corruption, but with drastic measures
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Who Wins in a Cashless Economy? Audio, 23 minutes
The trend away from cash is gathering momentum across the world
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Why Are Wages So Low? Audio, 23 minutes
Pay packets in developed economies have hardly grown in decades.
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
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
- AttributionBBC World Service
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Four Thought. The Whirlpool Economy. Audio, 15 minutes
Charles Leadbeater argues that we are living in a whirlpool economy.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
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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
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Varieties of Capitalism. Audio, 30 minutes
Can a country switch from one form of capitalism to another? Jeremy Cliffe investigates.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Elements. The Elements and the Economy. Audio, 27 minutes
From aluminium to zinc, how the chemical elements are driving the global economy
- AttributionBBC World Service
- Available for over a year
Inside the Fed. Audio, 38 minutes
Simon Jack tells the surprising story of the US Federal Reserve.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Quantitative Easing: Miracle Cure or Dangerous Addiction? Audio, 30 minutes
Could QE lead to another economic crisis? Liam Halligan argues that it could.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Feeding the World: America's New Deal. Audio, 30 minutes
David Loyn investigates why US food aid policy isn't working, and how it could be reformed
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Desert Island Discs. Sir Mervyn King. Audio, 45 minutes
Sir Mervyn King, outgoing governor of the Bank of England, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Stories from the Squeezed Middle. Audio, 28 minutes
Rosie Millard meets middle-income people for whom the Recession has meant tough choices.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. The Zombie Effect. Audio, 38 minutes
What effect are so-called zombie companies having on the UK economy? Hugh Pym investigates
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
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.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Latinos USA. Audio, 38 minutes
Claire Bolderson asks if Latinos are the key to a reborn USA.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. A Bridge Too Far? Audio, 38 minutes
Why do so many British public sector contracts go to foreign companies?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. Cash from the Crisis. Audio, 40 minutes
How investors are profiting from the eurozone crisis. Can money be made from disaster?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Reunion. Barings Bank Collapse. Audio, 45 minutes
Sue MacGregor reunites those behind the collapse of Barings Bank in 1995.
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
File on 4 Investigates. Homes but no loans. Audio, 40 minutes
How will the mortgage freeze hit Britain's already battered economy?
- AttributionBBC Radio 4
- Available for over a year
