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The World is Flat
by Thomas L. Friedman
Available on: Digital Download | Video Download | Online Video
Chances are good that Bhavya in Bangalore will read your next x-ray, or as Thomas Friedman learned first hand, “Grandma Betty in her bathrobe” will make your Jet Blue plane reservation from her Salt Lake City home.
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The End of Poverty
by Jeffrey Sachs
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One billion people on the planet are struggling with extreme poverty according to Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University.
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An Original Ghost Story
by Russell Kirk
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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The Role of Government in our Society
by Milton Friedman
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio
The Intercollegiate Studies Institute Lecture Program assists in sponsoring lectures each year at the college, university, and preparatory school levels.
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Stanford Center for Social Innovation Lectures
Available on: Digital Download
As an institution, the Stanford Graduate School of Business believes that business schools have a responsibility to teach students to be innovative, principled, and insightful leaders who can change the world.
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The Emergence of China in the Global Economy
by Lester Thurow
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Napoleon admonished the world to beware an awakened China. 200 years later, Lester Thurow traces the astonishing rise of this economic giant.
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Global 3.0
by Chris Farrell
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio
For many, globalization has meant rich countries getting richer at the expense of the poor. Today, it's not that simple.
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Is Wal-Mart Good for America?
by Hedrick Smith
Available on: Online Audio
Today, America's largest private sector employer is Wal-Mart, a retailer so large, it virtually dictates many decisions manufacturers make, and is pushing American production overseas.
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The Cost of Corruption
by Michael Montgomery
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
Every day. somewhere in the world, a bribe changes hands.
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In Depth: Thomas Friedman
by Thomas L. Friedman
Available on: Online Video
New York Times foreign affairs columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner Thomas Friedman was BookTV's guest on In Depth in May 2005.
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Friedrich Hayek: Mises Institute Lectures
by Friedrich A. Hayek
Available on: Digital Download | Online Video
Friedrich August von Hayek born in 1899 in Vienna) was an economist and social scientist of the Austrian School...
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Beyond Freakonomics
by Steven D. Levitt
Available on: Online Video
Steven Levitt, co-author of "Freakonomics" and professor in economics at the University of Chicago, discusses his latest research.
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Ludwig Mises: Mises Institute Lectures
by Ludwig von Mises
Available on: Digital Download
Ludwig Heinrich Edler von Mises (1881 - 1973), was a notable economist and social philosopher.
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The Fed's Monetary Policy Rule
by William Poole
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio | Online Video
Alan Greenspan will retire as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the next several months after serving more than 18 years, arguably the most successful period of monetary policy in the history of the Federal Reserve.
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Africa
by Tim Fry
Available on: Digital Download | Online Audio | Online Video
How should Christians respond to issues in Darfur?
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Money 101: Retirement & Investing on Marketplace
by Hilliary Wicai
Available on: Digital Download
The traditional model of retirement is changing and many Americans are finding themselves working well beyond the age of 65.
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Bankrupt: Maxed Out in America
by Chris Farrell
Available on: Digital Download
Americans are going broke in record numbers. In 2005 Congress overhauled the bankruptcy system to stem the tide of filings. What's behind the boom in going bust?
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Stanford Center for International Development Lectures
Available on: Digital Download
SCID's mission is to foster scholarly research on issues pertaining to economic policy reform in developing economies and economies in transition.
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Knowledge Based Economy and Global Competition
by Charles Vest
Available on: Online Video
Charles Vest discusses the Knowledge Based Economy and Education.
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Walter Block: Mises Institute Lectures
by Walter Block
Available on: Digital Download | Online Video
Walter Block (born 1941) is a leading Austrian School economist in the USA.
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The Economy According to Robert Reich
by Robert Reich
Available on: Digital Download
Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's commentaries are a regular feature of Marketplace, from American Public Media.
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Knowledge@W.P. Carey School of Business - Arizona State University
Available on: Digital Download
Audio Versions of articles, interviews with industry leaders and senior faculty, and exclusive insights on current topics brought to you by Knowledge@W.P. Carey and the W. P. carey School of Business.
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Rhetoric or Reality: Civil Rights Under Siege
by Julianne Malveaux
Available on: Online Video
In this keynote address, Julianne Malveaux takes deadly aim at the hypocrisy she finds in many sectors of American society including exploitation of low wage workers and legacy admissions policies.
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Vanderbilt Politics, Economics and Social Issues Podcasts
Available on: Digital Download | Video Download
Special lectures on politics and economics by Vanderbilt faculty and guest speakers.
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Ending Global Poverty
by Muhammad Yunus
Available on: Online Video
Imagine a bank that loans money based on a borrower’s desperate circumstances -- where, as Muhammad Yunus says, “the less you have, the higher priority you have.”
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