Season 1
6 episodes · Oct 14, 2014
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S1E1The Birth of the Free Market
Oct 14, 201452mCapitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out in The Wealth of Nations. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade.
S1E2The Wealth of Nations
Oct 14, 201452mAdam Smith was both economist and moral philosopher. But his work on morality is largely forgotten, leading to tragic distortions that have shaped our global economic system.
S1E3Ricardo and Malthus, Did Someone Say Freedom?
Oct 21, 201452mThe roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus. Together, they would restructure society in the image of the market.
S1E4What If Marx Was Right?
Oct 21, 201452mHave we gotten Marx wrong by focusing on the Communist Manifesto instead of on his critique of how capitalism works - a critique that is relevant and as penetrating as ever?
S1E5Keynes vs Hayek, a Fake Debate?
Oct 28, 201452mThe ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?
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Karl Polanyi, the Human Factor
Oct 28, 201452mAn exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labour and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?