The Age of Uncertainty

Professor JK Galbraith presents a series on the history of economics.

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Series 1: 2. 2. The Manners And Morals Of High Capitalism

Professor Galbraith looks at the ideas that sustained the rich in the 19th century and how they still affect our attitudes today. Herbert Spencer justified the moneymaking in st ...

19-10-2025

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Series 1: 1. 1. The Prophets And Promise Of Classical Capitalism

John Kenneth Galbraith tells the story of the men who laid the foundations of economics, including Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Malthus. What they made of the world of t ...

19-10-2025

BBC 4

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