Poverty
The Inquiry. How Much Inequality Is Too Much? Audio, 23 minutes
How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Will Anyone Help the Rohingya? Audio, 23 minutes
Shocking images have brought the Rohingya to the world’s attention
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Thinking Allowed. Poverty in Britain; Unemployment As a Choice. Audio, 28 minutes
Is poverty in Britain increasing? Plus unemployment as a 'choice'.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Inquiry. Why is South Africa Still So Unequal? Audio, 23 minutes
Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality
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- Available for over a year
Crossing Continents. Wrestling out of Poverty. Audio, 28 minutes
In India, a wrestler in the family can mean a ticket out of poverty. Rupa Jha reports.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Deirdre McCloskey. Audio, 30 minutes
Economic historian Deirdre McCloskey on why poverty matters more than inequality.
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- Available for over a year
Crossing Continents. South Korea: Sex in the Sunset Years. Audio, 28 minutes
Why are some older South Korean women turning to prostitution?
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- Available for over a year
Five Hundred Years of Friendship. Felons and Oddfellows. Audio, 15 minutes
Dr Thomas Dixon explores friendship and self-help among the 19th-century poor.
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- Available for over a year
Analysis. Eldar Shafir: Scarcity. Audio, 30 minutes
An interview with psychologist Eldar Shafir about the concept of scarcity.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
The Long View. The Working Poor. Audio, 28 minutes
Jonathan Freedland takes the long view of the working poor.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
1913: The Year Before. Poverty. Audio, 15 minutes
Michael Portillo explores the pre-war attitudes to poverty, both in town and country.
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- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. Cañada Real. Audio, 27 minutes
John Laurenson reports on the role of religion in Western Europe’s biggest shantytown.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Analysis. Aid or Immigration? Audio, 30 minutes
Could a more relaxed policy on immigration help the developing world more than state aid?
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Four Thought. Series 2, Hilary Cottam: Redesigning Welfare. Audio, 15 minutes
Entrepreneur Hilary Cottam unfolds her vision for redesigning the welfare state.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4
- Available for over a year
Analysis. The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor. Audio, 30 minutes
Presenter Chris Bowlby examines the concept of the undeserving poor.
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- Available for over a year
Heart and Soul. Poverty As A Spiritual Practice. Audio, 27 minutes
Ernie Rea presents a discussion on poverty as a spirtual practice.
- Attribution´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service
- Available for over a year
Campaigning for Health. Health for Refugees. Audio, 13 minutes
First broadcast in 2002. Refugee camps are home to groups whose health is at risk
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- Available for over a year
