Markets in crisis - for iPod/iPhone

In the first decade of the 21st century we saw financial markets collapse, sudden spikes in food prices and projections of major environmental impact from climate change. All pose serious challenges to the global economic and financial systems. Economist and Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen along with leading experts in the field discuss re-thinking the social, economic and political systems we have in place today.

  • 55 seconds
    Markets in Crisis
    A short introduction to this album
    2 August 2010, 6:55 pm
  • Transcript -- Markets in Crisis
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album
    2 August 2010, 6:55 pm
  • 6 minutes 57 seconds
    Human motivation during a global crisis
    Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen expresses that now more than ever it's time to re-think the social, economic and political organisations we have in place today.
    2 August 2010, 6:54 pm
  • Transcript -- Human motivation during a global crisis
    Transcript -- Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen expresses that now more than ever it's time to re-think the social, economic and political organisations we have in place today.
    2 August 2010, 6:54 pm
  • 4 minutes 33 seconds
    Balancing markets and government regulation
    What influence does governments have on the global economy? We look at Chinas healthcare as a classic case study.
    2 August 2010, 6:53 pm
  • Transcript -- Balancing markets and government regulation
    Transcript -- What influence does governments have on the global economy? We look at Chinas healthcare as a classic case study.
    2 August 2010, 6:53 pm
  • 3 minutes 11 seconds
    The marketisation of the Chinese economy
    A closer insight to the common trends within growing economies. As Chinas wealth grew so did their desire for luxury foods such as meat.
    2 August 2010, 6:52 pm
  • Transcript -- The marketisation of the Chinese economy
    Transcript -- A closer insight to the common trends within growing economies. As Chinas wealth grew so did their desire for luxury foods such as meat.
    2 August 2010, 6:52 pm
  • 3 minutes 47 seconds
    Climate change and the global economy
    What measures can be taken to encourage environmentally friendly markets?
    2 August 2010, 6:51 pm
  • Transcript -- Climate change and the global economy
    Transcript -- What measures can be taken to encourage environmentally friendly markets?
    2 August 2010, 6:51 pm
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