5 videos tagged wealth gap
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Prabhu Guptara
Why are loans harmful for the poor?
Prabhu Guptara talks about how the charging of interest exacerbates the difference between the rich and poor. The technical term for this is usury – usually understood to…
Recorded: 1 February 2005
Jerry Mander
What’s wrong with economic globalization?
Jerry Mander talks about how the global economic system, established half a century ago at Bretton Woods, is fundamentally unsustainable. He argues that the poor are not benefiting…
Recorded: 24 January 2005
Wangari Maathai
How can Africa develop successfully?
In clip two (see “Empowering Africa”), Wangari Maathai talked about empowerment through culture. Here, she talks about empowering Africa through democracy. She speaks…
Recorded: 17 December 2004
Aubrey Meyer
How did the concept of ‘Contraction and Convergence’ develop?
The result of the GCI’s lengthy research was a policy framework called “Contraction and Convergence” (C&C). This was in direct reponse to post-war “Expansion…
Recorded: 11 November 2004
Kai Brand-Jacobsen
Is it possible to develop alternatives to the current economic system?
In the first clip (see “Roots of Violence”) Kai talked about how the current global economic system has created what the Nobel Peace Institute has referred to as a system…
Recorded: 4 November 2004
