Recession
Analysis. What went wrong with Brazil? Audio, 30 minutes
How did Brazil's boom years turn to dust? David Baker investigates.
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All in the Mind. Boomerang generation, Listener feedback, All in the Mind Awards, The lipstick effect. Audio, 28 minutes
The Boomerang generation, parents may moan but are there any health benefits?
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Assignment. Puerto Rico: The Have Nots and the Have Yachts. Audio, 23 minutes
Why locals are leaving, and super-rich Americans are coming in the opposite direction
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Assignment. France – The Tale of Two Factories. Audio, 29 minutes
In the town of Amiens tyre manufacturers Goodyear and Dunlop face very different fates
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Analysis. The Economist's New Clothes. Audio, 30 minutes
Stephanie Flanders examines the arguments over the meltdown of the global financial system
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The Long View. Railways in Recession. Audio, 30 minutes
Jonathan Freedland examines the railways at a time of recession.
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Analysis. Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge. Audio, 28 minutes
Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy
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The Long View. The Creation of the Bank of England. Audio, 30 minutes
Jonathan Freedland explores the creation of the Bank of England in 1694.
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Costing the Earth. Black Monday, Green Tuesday? Audio, 30 minutes
Tom Heap considers how the recession is likely to affect attitudes towards the environment
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Letter from America by Alistair Cooke. Economic recession and military spending cuts. Audio, 15 minutes
Clinton's military spending cuts and their possible effect on the state of California.
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