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Adam Smith in Beijing: Lineages of the New Asian Age
Giovanni Arrighi
October 15, 2008
01:55:31
In the late 18th century, political economist Adam Smith predicted there would eventually be equalization of power between the conquering West and the conquered non-West. He described the possibility that China would become a non-capitalist market economy.
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Talking Turkey and Trade
Kursad Tuzmen
October 8, 2008
00:48:39
Kursad Tuzmen, a member of parliament of the Republic of Turkey and minister of state in charge of foreign trade and customs, promotes business ties in this breakfast briefing. Muhtar Kent, the new president and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, introduces the minister.
Jon McTaggart: Inside American Public Media
Jon McTaggart
July 8, 2008
00:44:11
Jon McTaggart, chief operating officer of American Public Media (APM), talks to Public Broadcasting Atlanta's special group of supporters, known as the Cornerstone Society. APM produces programs like MarketPlace and A Prairie Home Companion.
It's the Economic Recovery Plan, Stupid
Laura D. Tyson
May 22, 2008
01:31:21
As debate on the recession moves from “if” to “when” to “how long,” The New School’s Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (CEPA) and the New America Foundation invite top economists and business executives to share their perspectives.
What's Next for the 2008-2009 Atlanta Falcons
Mike Smith
May 15, 2008
00:35:06
New Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith sketches a preview of the next season for the Atlanta team. Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Smith was named head coach in January 2008, after the team's tumultuous times involving former quarterback Michael Vick.
Private Rights and Public Broadcasting: Keynote
Tom Ashbrook
March 26, 2008
00:48:06
Tom Ashbrook, host of WBUR's On Point, Jonathan Abbott, WGBH President, and Paula Kerger, PBS President, open the 'Private Rights and Public Broadcasting' conference.
Poland Spring and Victorian Summer Hotel Culture
David L. Richards
January 24, 2008
David L. Richards chronicles the rise of Victorian summer hotel culture and one of the most enduring brands of mineral water, the eponymous Poland Spring.
Social Business Enterprise and a World Without Poverty
Muhammad Yunus
October 13, 2007
01:06:39
Microfinancing pioneer and Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus shares the story of a bank that defies convention by lending small sums of money to the very poor. Microfinancing, he says, lifts the impoverished out of poverty by helping them become small-scale entrepreneurs.