Ilan Ziv
Director
Capitalism (2014)
Season 1
Capitalism has been the engine of unprecedented economic growth and social transformation. With the fall of the communist states and the triumph of "neo-liberalism", capitalism is by far the world's dominant ideology. But how much do we understand about how it originated, and what makes it work?
Released Oct. 14, 2014
Episode 52 min
None+
Genres: Documentary, History
Keywords: tmdb.capitalism, tmdb.market-economy, tmdb.crisis, tmdb.global-economy, tmdb.economy, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.capitalist
Watch Providers: Hoopla, The Great Courses Amazon Channel
Production Companies: Zadig Productions, Tamouz Media, Film Option International
Network: ARTE
S1E1 - The Birth of the Free Market
Capitalism is much more complex than the vision Adam Smith laid out in The Wealth of Nations. Indeed, it predates Smith by centuries and took root in the practices of colonialism and the slave trade.
Oct. 14, 2014, midnight
S1E2 - The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith was both economist and moral philosopher. But his work on morality is largely forgotten, leading to tragic distortions that have shaped our global economic system.
Oct. 14, 2014, midnight
S1E3 - Ricardo and Malthus, Did Someone Say Freedom?
The roots of today's global trade agreements lie in the work of stockbroker David Ricardo and demographer Thomas Malthus. Together, they would restructure society in the image of the market.
Oct. 21, 2014, midnight
S1E4 - What If Marx Was Right?
Have we gotten Marx wrong by focusing on the Communist Manifesto instead of on his critique of how capitalism works - a critique that is relevant and as penetrating as ever?
Oct. 21, 2014, midnight
S1E5 - Keynes vs Hayek, a Fake Debate?
The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?
Oct. 28, 2014, midnight
S1E6 - Karl Polanyi, the Human Factor
An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labour and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?
Oct. 28, 2014, midnight
Network: ARTE
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 52 min.
Released: Oct. 14, 2014
Last Air Date: Oct. 28, 2014, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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