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The End of Poverty? (2008)

The End of Poverty? (2008)

Documentary

In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?

Release Date: 2008, May 19
Directors: Philippe Diaz
Cast: Amartya Sen, Martin Sheen, John Christensen, John Perkins, Álvaro García Linera, Edgardo Lander, Eric Toussaint, H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo, Jaime De Amorim, Miriam Campos, Mashengu wa Mwachofi, Maria Luisa Mendoca

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

poverty capitalism poor inequality economics free market land grab