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Capitalism

Capitalism

Capitalism

2014 1 Seasons 6 Episodes ⭐ 8.2 Documentary

Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of "neo-liberalism", capitalism is by far the world's dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?

Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of "neo-liberalism", capitalism is by far the world's dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Birth of the Free Market

Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out in The Wealth of Nations. Indeed, it predates Smith

EP 2

The Wealth of Nations

Adam Smith was both economist and moral philosopher. But his work on morality is largely forgotten, leading to tragic di

EP 3

Ricardo and Malthus, Did Someone Say Freedom?

The roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus

EP 4

What If Marx Was Right?

Have we gotten Marx wrong by focusing on the Communist Manifesto instead of on his critique of how capitalism works - a

EP 5

Keynes vs Hayek, a Fake Debate?

The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for n

EP 6

Karl Polanyi, the Human Factor

An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodific

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Noam Chomsky

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