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The End of Poverty?
The End of Poverty?

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