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A brief history of... Investment Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

Ione Mako talks to Janette Rutterford, Professor of Financial Management at The Open University Business School, to find out what links Jane Austen, Joe Lyons...  Listen now: A brief history of... Investment

A brief history of... income taxes Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

Jane Frecknall-Hughes, Professor of Accounting at The Open University Business School, explores how the challenge of defeating Bonaparte swept aside taxes on bachelors and chimneys.  Listen now: A brief history of... income taxes

A brief history of... Black Wednesday Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: Wikimedia CreativeCommons JeffOoi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Soros_talk_in_Malaysia.jpg

Black Wednesday is remembered as a dark day in British economic history. But the clouds were lined with gold. Martin Upton, head of the Centre...  Listen now: A brief history of... Black Wednesday

A brief history of... recession Featuring: Audio Copyright free imageCredit: Public domain

What constitutes a recession? To find out, Ione Mako talks to Malcolm Prowle, visiting professor at Centre for Financial Management of the Open University Business...  Listen now: A brief history of... recession

A brief history of... Financialisation Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

Ione Mako talks with Pauline Gleadle, Lecturer in Management at The Open University Business School. What does financialisation mean for businesses - and individuals?  Listen now: A brief history of... Financialisation

A brief history of... business collapses Featuring: Audio Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images

Devendra Kodwani, Lecturer in Finance at The Open University Business School shows the parallels between the bank crisis and previous business meltdowns. Can we learn...  Listen now: A brief history of... business collapses