The End of Poverty?
In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?
The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.
- Year: 2008
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- Genre: Documentary
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- Keyword: capitalism, poverty, economics, inequality, free market, land grab, poor
- Director: Philippe Diaz
- Cast: Martin Sheen, John Christensen, John Perkins, Álvaro García Linera, Amartya Sen, Edgardo Lander
