Takashi Kiuchi
What’s wrong with modern economics?
Kiuchi believes that various aspects of modern economics are outmoded. The Keynesian economic model is one example, with its emphasis on maximizing demand by any means so as to…
Recorded: 8 September 2006
Manfred Max-Neef
Can money buy happiness?
Manfred Max-Neef believes that economists are fixated with growth for growth’s sake. As a result, they overlook the qualitative values essential to human development. Whereas…
Recorded: 21 May 2006
Yasuhiko Kimura
How can we live more harmonious lives?
Yasuhiko Kimura talks about living life in alignment with one’s core being or ‘authentic self.’ He talks about the many ways in which one can explore authenticity…
Recorded: 25 February 2005
Marshall Rosenberg
What is ‘the good life’?
Dr Rosenberg talks about Teilhard de Chardin’s theories of human evolution which sought to return to a more natural way – one where no-one advances at the expense of…
Recorded: 8 June 2004
Satish Kumar
What are the main problems of materialism?
Satish Kumar describes how present levels of consumption in the West are simply unsustainable. He examines the material values prevalent in much of Western society and envisages…
Recorded: 28 May 2004
