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The future shape of Capitalism
Will the recent financial crisis and the downturn in the global economy change the shape of capitalism as we know it today.
VINCE CABLE MP
JOHN MICKLETHWAIT Editor-in-Chief, The Economist
EVAN DAVIS BBC Broadcaster
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Vince Cable MP
Vince Cable MP, Deputy Leader and Shadow Chancellor of the Liberal Democrats, discusses the global financial crisis, the potential winners and losers and the new model of Capitalism set to emerge.
watch video »John Micklethwait
John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of the Economist discusses the growth of globalisation, the current global financial crisis and shares his thoughts on the future shape of Capitalism.
watch video »Panel Discussion lead by Evan Davis
The panel, lead by Evan Davis, discuss issues around the future of Capitalism
watch video »Audience Question Two
Do you feel that central banks were to blame rather than the free market?
watch video »Audience Question Three
At the moment everyone has their eye on deflation. But with governments printing money, what are the risks of inflation?
watch video »Audience Question Four
With huge financial institutions being rescued by government bailouts, how will the lessons get learned if there is no punishment?
watch video »Audience Question Five
If the global crisis is considered a car crash, how long until the car wreck is cleared off the road, the patients are discharged, the insurance is paid out and the roads are running clear again?
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Prosperity without growth? Prof Tim Jackson
Professor of Sustainable Development in the Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES) at the…
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Prosperity without growth? Prof Tim Jackson
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Davos 2010: Sarkozy calls for revamp of capitalism
27th January 2010
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called for a fundamental rethink of capitalism in the aftermath of the financial crisis. "We need deep profound change," he said in his keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
New world order emerges from chaos
- Source: BBC News
6th April 2009
Slowly the shape of the world after the financial flood is beginning to emerge.
Barack Obama arrives in Downing Street for G20 talks with Gordon Brown
- Source: The Guardian
1st April 2009
US president cheered by No 10 staff as he and wife Michelle arrive for discussions with prime minister
On eve of G20 summit, new blow to Gordon Brown
- Source: The Guardian
30th March 2009
Ministers were struggling to maintain momentum for the G20 summit last night after it emerged that any spending decisions would be deferred to a later meeting, further narrowing the scope of this week's London talks, which have been plagued by divisions between European leaders and Gordon Brown.
Ahead of G20 summit, report says: promote sustainability over growth
- Source: The Guardian
30th March 2009
The pursuit of economic growth was one of the root causes of the financial crisis, and governments should respond to the recession by abandoning growth at all costs in favour of a more sustainable, greener system, says a report out today.
Recovery timing ‘depends on G20’
- Source: BBC News
16th March 2009
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has steered clear of echoing the chairman of the US central bank's prediction that the economic recovery will begin next year.
Britain showing signs of heading towards 1930s-style depression, says Bank
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
16th March 2009
The country is displaying early symptoms of being trapped in a so-called “debt deflation trap” where families find themselves pushed further and further into the red every month, according to a Bank report published today.
China’s industrial growth slows as exports slump at record pace
- Source: The Guardian
12th March 2009
China's industrial growth slid at the start of the year as exports slumped at a record pace, according to official figures.
Japanese economy shrinks 3.2%
- Source: The Guardian
12th March 2009
Japan's economy shrank 3.2% in the final three months of last year, figures out today showed, confirming fears that the country is mired in its deepest recession since the second world war.
Obama calls for G20 joint action
- Source: BBC News
11th March 2009
US President Barack Obama has said that countries must take concerted action to spur global economic growth.
50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism
- Source: Financial Times
10th March 2009
50 people who will frame the debate on the Future of Capitalism
The Future of Capitalism
- Source: Financial Times
9th March 2009
The Financial Times have started a new series 'The Future of Capitalism'
New green strategy could create 400,000 jobs
- Source: The Guardian
6th March 2009
Ed Miliband, Climate Change Secretary says new jobs will be created in low-carbon industries for 400,000 people - from lagging lofts to nuclear power - the government will announce today.
So much for capitalism
- Source: The Economist
5th March 2009
For two decades, in the 1980s and 1990s, China pushed forward a series of economic reforms that came at a vast cost, exceeded only by their vaster rewards. Now, as the financial crisis sweeps across the world, those reforms are going into reverse. It is a sign of how hard governments find it to shake off the habit of ownership.
Bank of England to start pumping money into UK economy
- Source: The Guardian
5th March 2009
The financial crisis will enter a new phase today when the Bank of England announces that it will fight the economic downturn by pumping hundreds of billions of pounds into the economy.
Brown says US bond ‘unbreakable’
- Source: BBC News
4th March 2009
In Gordon Brown's speech to both Houses on Capitol Hill, he states that neither nation should "succumb" to protectionism "which protects no-one", but seize opportunities ahead.
Gordon Brown to warn US against economic protectionism
- Source: The Daily Telegraph
4th March 2009
Gordon Brown, the British Prime Minister, is preparing to use a speech to the US Congress in Washington to urge American politicians to avoid retreating to economic protectionism.
Will the G20 expand the role of the IMF?
- Source: BBC News
3rd March 2009
It wasn't long ago that Gordon Brown wanted to downgrade the lending side of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and make it an independent economic watchdog instead.
Brown to tackle US on protectionism
- Source: Financial Times
3rd March 2009
Gordon Brown will on Wednesday challenge Democrats on Capitol Hill to resist protectionism
Brown to engage Obama on global scale
- Source: Financial Times
1st March 2009
Gordon Brown’s meeting with Barack Obama this week is being portrayed by British officials as a make-or-break opportunity to persuade the new US administration to engage in international efforts to tackle the recession.
EU ‘consensus’ to tackle crisis
- Source: BBC News
1st March 2009
EU leaders have ended an emergency summit in Brussels saying they are determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.
RBS record loss means new £25bn public bill
- Source: The Times
26th February 2009
The UK taxpayer is to inject a further £25 bilion into the Royal Bank of Scotland, the ailing bank revealed today, bringing its total bailout cash to more than £45 billion.
Great clean-up - can economic rescue plans also save planet?
- Source: The Guardian
24th February 2009
Campaigners hope huge spending packages aimed at easing the slump will spell the first serious attempt to tackle climate change. But are they as green as billed?
Learn the right lessons from the Depression
- Source: The Times
19th February 2009
This crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism
Europe hit by economic slowdown
- Source: BBC News
13th February 2009
European economies contracted in the fourth quarter of last year, with some countries registering the worst figures in decades, official data shows.
China exports at lowest level in a decade
- Source: Financial Times
11th February 2009
Chinese exports dropped 17.5 per cent in January compared with the same month the year before, the biggest decline in more than a decade as the impact on the economy from the global slump gathered pace.
David Cameron urges faith in Capitalism
- Source: BBC News
10th February 2009
Conservative leader David Cameron has said people's "faith in capitalism and free enterprise" must be restored despite the global downturn
EU moves to prevent protectionism
- Source: BBC News
10th February 2009
Fears of increasing protectionism in Europe are overshadowing a meeting of EU finance ministers.
Trade gap narrows as demand for foreign goods slumps
- Source: The Times
10th February 2009
The slumping pound did little to help British exports in December, but imports dropped sharply as the cost of foreign-made goods spiralled and demand slumped, resulting in the narrowest trade gap for one and half years and offering a sliver of hope for the economy.
Now is the time for a revolution in economic thought
- Source: The Times
9th February 2009
outlines some of the unorthodox approaches to economics which conventional economists have ignored and which might have helped to avert the present crisis
Mandelson warns on protectionism
- Source: BBC News
31st January 2009
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has said protectionism would be a "huge mistake" ahead of talks to end strikes over employing foreign workers.
G20 urged to reject protectionism
- Source: BBC News
14th November 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged leaders of the G20 developed and emerging economies to resist calls for protectionism.
Gordon Brown to warn Barack Obama on dangers of protectionism
- Source: The Times
10th November 2008
Mr Brown will urge the rejection of "beggar-thy-neighbour protectionism that has been a feature in transforming past crises into deep recessions".
Rethinking Capitalism’s Contours
- Source: The Wall Street Journal
20th October 2008
A planned international summit on the financial crisis is turning into a debate over the future shape of capitalism, with European leaders favoring greater international oversight of markets, and U.S. officials preferring the current model of national regulation.
Is Capitalism dead?
- Source: Washington Post
20th October 2008
As financial panic spread across the globe and governments scrambled to contain the damage, reality seemed to announce the doom of U.S.-style free markets and President Bush's ideology.
Making Capitalism more creative by Bill Gates
- Source: Time.com
Capitalism has improved the lives of billions of people — something that's easy to forget at a time of great economic uncertainty. But it has left out billions more.