In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?

The End of Poverty?

7.9(10 votes)May 19, 20081h 46m

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.

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Director

Philippe Diaz

Status

Released

Budget

$1M

Revenue

$0M

Language

English

Top Cast

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

Self - Narrator

John Christensen

John Christensen

Self

John Perkins

John Perkins

Self

Álvaro García Linera

Álvaro García Linera

Self - Vice-President, Bolivia

Amartya Sen

Amartya Sen

Self - Author & Nobel Prize Winner

Edgardo Lander

Edgardo Lander

Self - Professor & Historian

Eric Toussaint

Eric Toussaint

Self - Author & President of CADTM

H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo

H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo

Self - Author & Law Professor

Jaime De Amorim

Jaime De Amorim

Self - Coordintor, Landless People Movement Brazil

Miriam Campos

Miriam Campos

Self - Ministry of Indigenous People, Bolivia

Mashengu wa Mwachofi

Mashengu wa Mwachofi

Self - Former Parliamentarian, Kenya

Maria Luisa Mendoca

Maria Luisa Mendoca

Self - Rede Social President, Brazil

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