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Capitalism in Crisis

Capitalism in Crisis

Is capitalism broken, and if so, what should replace it?

The Briefing Room · BBC Radio 4

October 12, 201728m 32s

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Show Notes

Is capitalism broken, and if so, what should replace it? David Aaronovitch examines whether the free market is failing, and asks how it could be reformed.

He speaks to a range of experts and leading economists including:

Paul Johnson, Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Gillian Tett, US Managing Editor of the Financial Times

Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge University

Michael Jacobs, co-editor of Rethinking Capitalism.