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Paul Samuelson, Pioneer of Economics.

The work of economist Paul Samuelson, including one of his last interviews.

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The Risks and Rewards of Carbon Trading

Trading in carbon is likely to grow but can it actually reduce global warming?

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Wind Power: Big Business Says Yes

GE has decided to invest in wind energy because it says there's now money to be made.

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The Pig and the Python

How the banks will cope with commercial property loans that have gone sour.

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Do Banks Do God's Work?

Is it true that banks have a social purpose and that bankers are doing God's work?

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Who pays after Copenhagen?

Who should pay for CO2 emitted when products are made? Consumers or the factory?

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Price Worth Paying?

If tough regulation drives finance firms from London, is that a "price worth paying"?

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Work And You: Things Can Only Get Better (maybe)

The penalty of starting a career in a recession. Plus Lucy Kellaway on dogs in the office.

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The Future of Computers:Scary or Fabulous?

Microsoft on where computing's going. And was Scrooge right?

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Charities under pressure

Looks at the strains and pressures on charities as people cut back on donations.

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Is The Book Dead?

Will eBooks push old-fashioned volumes with paper pages off the shelves for good?

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High Speed Train economics

Everywhere there are plans to build high-speed railways. But do the numbers add up?

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On the Buses

Could buses be the solution to the mass transportation needs in the next decade?

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Old age - burden or triumph?

For some getting old may feel like a burden. But for many old age is full of triumphs.

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The Future of Youth

Half the world's population is under 28 years old, so what sort of future do they have?

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How to avoid redundancy

How do you make sure you keep your job in 2010 when all around you are losing theirs?

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The Food Fight: Local versus Global

As population grow, how can we best feed ourselves?

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Crackberry or Blackberry?

Is being contactable via your Blackberry or iPhone 24 hours a day such a good thing?

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Banking without branches

Branchless banking - is it the future for the world's poor?

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Straight Talk

The controversial business of making products which relax African hair.

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Eliot Spitzer

Eliot Spitzer talks about the next financial crisis, and his fall from grace.

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Where To Invest in 2010

Where should you invest your hard-earned money in 2010?

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Banks and Lobbyists

Do banks spend money on political lobbying to insure they'll get bailouts?

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Sex at work

Six in ten of us have an intimate relationship at work, why and how?

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The Shape of the Recovery

We talk to companies on three continents about the shape of the recovery.

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Bankers' Bonuses

Could bankers' bonuses be controlled by a 'claw-back' system?

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Water Entrepreneurs

Should water services be opened up to competition in developing countries?

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Pakistan's Economy

The impact on Pakistan's economy of militant violence.

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Adam Smith - Secret Socialist?

The godfather of the Free Market, Adam Smith - Was he a secret socialist?

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The Risks for China's Economy

As China's economy booms, we look at the risks of overheating and property bubbles.

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