The End of Poverty?
7.9/10
1hr 46mins
Country:US
2008
Documentary
Spoken Languages: English
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.
Budget
$1,000,000.00
Production companies
Genre
Documentary
Runtime
1hr 46mins
Rating
7.9/10
Release Date
2008-05-19