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Looking through the glass floorThe Open University

By John Grayson (Guest)

14 March 2012

John Grayson works with the South Yorkshire Migration and Asylum Action group (SYMAAG). As private security firms hit the news, he writes about how they...  Read more : Looking through the glass floor

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Why nations fail Copyrighted Image Ronfromyork | Dreamstime.com

By Alan Shipman (The Open University)

07 March 2012

Economics Lecturer Alan Shipman asks why are some nations richer than others, and why is it so hard for the less well-off to close the...  Read more : Why nations fail

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Moral sentiment and faith in capitalism Featuring: video, 

By Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University), Gavin Oldham (Guest)

23 February 2012

Gavin Oldham, chief executive of retail stockbroker The Share Centre, explains why he does not see capitalism as the money-making 'casino' of popular imagination.    Read more : Moral sentiment and faith in capitalism

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Ken Keir on UK manufacturing Featuring: video, Creative Commons Image The Open University

By Ken Keir (Guest), Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

02 February 2012

Honda Executive Vice Director Ken Keir talks the role of government in promoting manufacturing, the impact of environmental demands and the future for making things...  Read more : Ken Keir on UK manufacturing

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Poverty? What poverty? Copyrighted Image Suzanne Tucker | Dreamstime.com

17 October 2011

According to former Tory MP Edwina Currie, poverty isn't prevalent in the UK. We explore perceptions of poverty with this collection of articles and free...  Read more : Poverty? What poverty?

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Family-friendly employment and the dream of the work-life balanceZoran Karapancev | Dreamstime.com

By Dr Gerry Mooney (The Open University)

24 June 2011

Getting a balance between work and life is an attractive idea - but you've got to be able to separate them in order to balance...  Read more : Family-friendly employment and the dream of the work-life balance

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Visible Trade: A UK trade data visualisation tool Featuring: activity, Copyrighted Image The Open University / Shipping containers © Videowokart | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

16 June 2011

Delve into 20 years’ worth of UK export and import data to discover some surprising stories about the UK’s trade relations with the rest of...  Read more : Visible Trade: A UK trade data visualisation tool

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The poor are other people: Perceptions of poverty on TeessideMick Garratt under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Tracy Shildrick (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

12 May 2011

Research on Teesside suggests that not only do those living in poverty not feel part of the poor, but they are likely to demonise the...  Read more : The poor are other people: Perceptions of poverty on Teesside

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When the steelworks closed down: How a South Wales town coped Creative Commons Image Robin Drayton under CC-BY-SA licence

By Professor Valerie Walkerdine (Guest), Professor Laurie Taylor (Guest)

20 April 2011

The closure of a steelworks and the change in jobs on offer can have profound effects on the self-image of the former workers.  Read more : When the steelworks closed down: How a South Wales town coped

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Financial wizardry?Creative Commons Image By altogetherfool via Flickr under Creative Commons licence

By Alan Shipman (The Open University)

20 October 2010

Alan Shipman, the Open University's lecturer in economics, responds to the October 2010 Spending Review  Read more : Financial wizardry?

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