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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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Debt: Household pain Jupiter Images

By Jonquil Lowe (The Open University), Dr Gerry Mooney (The Open University), Alan Shipman (The Open University)

11 January 2012

We look at how decisions taken at international and national levels ripple down and can have major, even catastrophic effects, on individual citizens ...  Read more : Debt: Household pain

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Debt: Wiping the slate cleanZoran Karapancev | Dreamstime.com

By Jonquil Lowe (The Open University), Dr Gerry Mooney (The Open University), Alan Shipman (The Open University)

11 January 2012

We look at economic anthropologist David Graeber's argument that defaulting on debt can liberate the borrower and bring social benefits that eventually reward the...  Read more : Debt: Wiping the slate clean

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Ken Olisa cuts through the jargon of corporate finance Featuring: video, Copyrighted Image BBC

By Ken Olisa (Guest), Professor Janette Rutterford (The Open University)

20 October 2011

Corporate finance seems an intimidating topic, with plenty of jargon. Ken Olisa explains that the principles are the same as we use in daily life  Read more : Ken Olisa cuts through the jargon of corporate finance

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OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode ThreeBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

01 July 2011

Evan Davis looks at the explosive growth of Britain’s services economy in the third and final part of Made in Britain.  Read more : OU on the BBC: Made in Britain - Episode Three

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Can British-owned intellectual property enlighten the British economy?Creative Commons Image By woowoowoo via Flickr under Creative Commons license.

By Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University)

28 June 2011

Leslie Budd looks at how the UK economy pays its way in the global economy by exploiting intellectual property (IP).  Read more : Can British-owned intellectual property enlighten the British economy?

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OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Promiscuity rules?Isselee | Dreamstime.com

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

23 June 2011

Evan and his guests discuss whether there is room for loyalty in big business, or are companies just on the look out for short-term flings?  Read more : OU on the BBC: The Bottom Line - Promiscuity rules?

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Michael Morley on portfolio management Featuring: video, The Open University

By Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University), Michael Morley (Guest)

23 June 2011

When it comes to portfolio management, how much are you prepared to lose? CEO of Coutts & Co Michael Morley talks purpose and risk of...  Read more : Michael Morley on portfolio management

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Day 7 - Gordon and the BeanstalkKaczor58 | Dreamstime.com

By Alan Shipman (The Open University)

03 December 2010

Was Gordon Brown's rescue plan the only one not ghostwritten by Goldman Sachs? As he prepares to publish his book on the economy this...  Read more : Day 7 - Gordon and the Beanstalk

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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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As the Olympic flame wings its way around the UK, the OU's Aarón Alzola Romero asks: just how immemorial is the Olympic torch relay?

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