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Economic Meetings

The Reith Lectures Robert Gardiner - World of Peoples
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Robert Gardiner considers the problems of economic inequality and race relations in his fourth Reith lecture entitled 'Economic Meetings'.

Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Robert Gardiner discusses the issues of race in his Reith series entitled 'A World of Peoples'. Born in Ghana, he has worked as the Head of the Ghana Civil Service, is a former Deputy Executive Secretary for the Economic Commission for Africa and has authored the book 'Development of Social Administration'.

In this lecture entitled 'Economic Meetings', Robert Gardiner explores how economic inequalities affect race relations. He analyses how race can interfere with economic forces by looking at economies for countries where different races live together. He asks, is there race equality within economics?

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Sun 28 Nov 1965 09:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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