The End of Poverty?
"In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?"
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Type: Movie Category: DocumentaryYear: 2008Details
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.
- Genres: Documentary
- Language: English
Cast & Crew
- Cast:Martin Sheen , John Christensen , John Perkins , Álvaro García Linera , Amartya Sen , Edgardo Lander , Eric Toussaint , H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo
- Director: Philippe Diaz
