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In its quest to boost per capita income to the level of Western Europe and the U.S., Israel has progressed from exporting Jaffa oranges to developing high-tech computer chips in just 50 years. This program explores the ups and downs of the economic revolution that has occurred in this arid, resource-poor region surrounded by historically hostile neighbors. Today, technology rather than agriculture is the backbone of Israel's economic vitality, as...
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Drawing on the theory of supply-side economics created by economist Arthur Betz Laffer, President Ronald Reagan created a plan for massive tax cuts in the name of stimulating the U.S. economy in the early 1980s. Critics of Reagan's economic policies, such as Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill, saw similarities between "Reaganomics" and policies that had been instituted under Herbert Hoover in the 1930s. O'Neill predicted that the Reagan administration...
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With four out of five wide-bodies leaving the U.S. carrying cargo to the Pacific Rim, America is inextricably tied to Asian economies. Complicating this is the ability of investors to nimbly outmaneuver politicians by moving large sums of money across borders with a simple click of the mouse. In this program, ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and correspondent David Turecamo assess the prognosis of an ailing Korea as it recovers from its bout of the "Asian...
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Signs of recovery are everywhere: Housing prices have bottomed out, the stock market has rallied, and capital markets are growing. But has the recession ended? When President Obama took office in January 2009, people debated whether a sharp decline in economic activity would trigger more bank failures, culminating in a full-scale depression. Supporters of Obama's policies argue that they have restored confidence and improved the economy. Opponents,...
8) Dirty Money
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Today, much of the planet's population lives in a British-shaped world. How did this clutch of islands off the coast of Europe come to dominate the globe? The British presents the history of the British Isles from Stonehenge to World War Two using gripping drama reconstruction, the latest CG, time-lapse and aerial footage. "Dirty Money" covers the Great Fire of London, South Sea Bubble, British slave and prostitution trades, Irish colonial resistance,...
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Princes of the Yen reveals how post-war Japanese society was transformed to suit the agenda of powerful interest groups, while citizens were kept in the dark. Based on a book by Professor Richard Werner, the film uncovers how the Bank of Japan pumped up and then crashed the Japanese economy. The aim was to induce change in the Japanese financial system, transforming it from a wartime economy dealing in consumer goods into a U.S.-style free market...
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This episode of the Green Interview features Amy Larkin, an award-winning entrepreneur, environmental activist, and author who works with corporate executives to create more sustainable enterprises. Larkin was the founding director of Greenpeace Solutions. She now has the consulting firm Nature Means Business and she's the author of the 2013 book Environmental Debt: The Hidden Costs of a Changing Global Economy in which she issues a clarion call for...
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Barack Obama came to office promising a change in tone from the foreign policy of George W. Bush, and greater engagement with adversaries. In this 2010 debate, panelists consider the early manifestations of that policy, and the likely results. Supporters say Obama moved toward prudence and realism, and that his personal global appeal has value to America. Opponents say he demonstrates weakness against adversaries like Iran and Russia, making allies...