2008· 106 min
End of Poverty, The
In a world where there is so much wealth, why is there still so much poverty?
Documentary
7.9 / 10TMDB Score
Summary
The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.
Director: Philippe Diaz
Cast: Martin Sheen, John Christensen, John Perkins, Álvaro García Linera, Amartya Sen
Tags
capitalismcolonialismconquerdebtdeindustrializationdocumentaryeconomicsfaminefree marketglobal order
