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Is there a crisis in American capitalism? Investment industry luminary John Bogle-one of Fortune's four "Giants of the 20th Century"-tells Bill Moyers that as more and more money managers take control over corporations on Wall Street, stockholders are paying the price. Turning to Iraq, the program looks at what is happening in the war-torn country's neighboring states, focusing on the rising number of displaced Iraqis-a figure topping 4 million, according...
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2015.
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This seventh edition of an investment classic has been thoroughly revised and expanded following the latest crises to hit international markets. Renowned economist Robert Z. Aliber introduces the concept that global financial crises in recent years are not independent events, but symptomatic of an inherent instability in the international system.
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[2011], c2005
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English
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A paradigm shift has occurred since the founding of the World Bank over half a century ago, representing a new awareness of how reduction-of-poverty programs impact the daily lives of the people they aim to help. The people themselves are making their voices heard. Global public opinion in the form of online activists, the findings of research groups such as Columbia University's Earth Institute, and the UN's 1998 Declaration of Human Duties and Responsibilities...
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2022.
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English
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"The 21st century has produced two major financial crises and many smaller ones in between. The fallout created chaos and disruption for people at all levels of the global economy. Nomi Prins examines the consequences of the unstable economy that caused what she calls the state of Permanent Distortion; a wedge between a funhouse financial realm that thrives even in times of social and political disorder, and a struggling economic one that does not...
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[2014]
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English
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"The latest survivalist thriller from the New York Times bestselling author and founder of survivalblog.com gives readers an unprecedented look into a post-apocalyptic world resulting from an all-too-real disaster scenario. When looting and rioting overwhelm all the major US cities, Afghanistan War vet Ray McGregor makes his way from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to his parents' cattle ranch in Bella Coola, British Columbia, in remote western Canada....
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[2019]
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English
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A Wall Street Journal bestseller Financial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows why and how global financial markets are being artificially inflated--and what smart investors can do to protect their assets What goes up, must come down. As any student of financial history knows, the dizzying heights of the stock market can't continue indefinitely--especially since asset prices have been artificially...
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[2014], c2013
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English
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Cypriots are shocked, outraged, in denial or desperate after their hard earned money has been stolen by a bank. ABC Economics specialist Stephen Long joins Foreign Correspondent to explore the profound implications of one of the most destabilizing, destructive deals made in the course of the European Financial Crisis. Throughout the island, people agree the crisis guarantees a depression; businesses are closing and unemployment is expected to climb...
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[2015]
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English
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In this film, RealChange director Sadhana Smiles describes approaches that allow businesses to improve profitability, especial during a market downturn. She stresses that a business must regularly review its financial position and face reality, and how to respond to that reality.
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[2013], c2013
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English
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What do the actions of JPMorgan Chase - under investigation for everything from deceptive sales in its credit card unit, to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme, to the criminal manipulation of energy markets and the bribing of Chinese officials - tell us about the corruption of American capitalism? In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill poses that question to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gretchen Morgenson, who explains why Jamie Dimon - chairman,...
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2008.
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"Set during the boom-and-bust years of the 1980s, 'An Absolute Scandal' follows the lives of a group of people drawn together by their mutual monetary woes when the great financial institution Lloyd's undergoes a devastating downturn. For Nigel Cowper, this means the destruction of his family business; his wife, Lucinda, is willing to do everything she can to help him--except give up her irresistible lover. The powerful, charismatic banker Simon Beaumont...
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[2007]
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English
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An introduction to the concept of "disaster capitalism" offers an exposé of how the global "free market" has exploited crises, violence, and shock over the past three decades to promote radical privatization that benefits large corporations and powerfulinterest groups.
14) Fake: fake money, fake teachers, fake assets : how lies are making the poor and middle class poorer
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[2019]
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English
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The author uses his perspectives and insights into financial events and crises in his lifetime as well as references drawn from Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller's 1983 work, Grunch of giants and Steven Brill's May 28, 2018 Time magazine article to illustrate what may be on the world's financial horizon and how individuals can better insulate their finances from these possible events.
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[2013], c2012
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English
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The Norwegian hamlet of Vik was nearly bankrupted in 2007 due to speculative investing in U.S. hedge funds. Why has it become so difficult for communities, companies, and individuals to protect themselves from financial volatility? This program looks at the inner workings of the global economy, examining the mechanics behind unanticipated bubbles and catastrophic crashes. Experts including best-selling author Michael Lewis (The Big Short: Inside the...
16) End of the Road
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[2014]
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English
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Is the financial crisis of 2008 really over, or are we headed for an even bigger disaster? As this straight-talking documentary reveals, the public's distrust of the current economic climate is most definitely warranted. This story of a flawed economic system is a must watch for anyone wanting to understand the long term consequences of the US government's short term and irresponsible policies.
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[2014], c2014
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English
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In this edition of Moyers & Company, Bill speaks with economist Anat Admati about the lack of regulation of banks deemed too-big-to fail and the bipartisan effort to chip away at the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, which is supposed to prevent the type of economic meltdown that brought the world to the brink in 2008.
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[2014], c2009
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English
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Who should bear more of the blame for the financial collapse: Washington or Wall Street? Some say corporate fraud, runaway derivatives markets, and human greed are responsible. Others argue that Congress failed to uphold its public duty of financial regulation. Six expert panelists compete for the audience's vote in this Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate?
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