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Professor JK Galbraith presents a series on the history of economics.
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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.
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.
3. 3. Karl Marx - The Massive Dissent
JK Galbraith investigates the impact of Karl Marx on our economic interpretation of society, exploring how his life and work set the pattern for a socialist future.
4. 4. The Colonial Idea
Professor Galbraith traces the colonial adventure, from the Crusades to the present. He looks at the potent myths that sustained colonialism and the real motives behind them.
5. 5. Lenin and the Great Unglueing
JK Galbraith examines WWI as an instrument for social change, looking especially at Lenin, who spent most of the war exiled in Switzerland urging soldiers to start a world revolution.
6. 6. The Rise and Fall of Money
From the elegant banks of 17th-century Amsterdam to the dark days of the Great Depression, JK Galbraith traces the history of money - its uses and abuses, successes and disasters.
7. 7. The Mandarin Revolution
JK Galbraith looks at the influence of John Maynard Keynes, who drew the blueprint for the postwar economic boom, and recalls his own involvement in those momentous years.
8. 8. The Fatal Competition
JK Galbraith visits the ruins of postwar Berlin, the corridors of power in the Pentagon and 'the world's largest used plane lot' in his assessment of the contemporary roots of war.
9. 9. The Big Corporation
JK Galbraith explores the modern large corporation - 'the most relentless force for change in modern economic life'.
10. 10. Land and the People
In Mexico and the Punjab, on the cotton fields of the old South and the farm where he was born, Prof Galbraith confronts the tragedy of the landless poor.
11. 11. The Metropolis
Prof Galbraith looks at the economic and social forces that turned the magnificent conception of the princely city step by step into the modern metropolis.
12. 12. Democracy, Leadership, Commitment
Prof JK Galbraith sets out his personal view of democracy, comparing politics in Switzerland, Britain and the US and emphasising Nehru's influence in India.
13. 13. Weekend in Vermont
A distinguished international gathering at JK Galbraith's Vermont farm offer their views on the themes outlined in the series and on other major anxieties facing the modern world.
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