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Society, Politics & Law
Should the Americans consider the lessons of Brexit before voting this November?
Populist policies - by definition - are easy ways to build support. But, warns Jeffrey Kucik, there could be an economic cost to be paid in attacking free trade agreements.
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Money & Business
Discovering development management
Discovering development management is a free course that sets out to build up the basic capacities for managing the multiple challenges of development – any development. It rests on the assumption that management is a political and ethical process, a matter of the use of power to bring about desired goals in contexts characterised by conflicts ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The drive to improve patient safety in the NHS in England
Can patient safety problems be improved by the NHS understanding why and how the error occur instead of blaming the failures on individuals?
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Society, Politics & Law
The UK votes out: Instant reaction
The vote to leave the European Union has sent shockwaves through the worlds of politics, economics, and beyond. The Conversation polls a group of academics for their instant reaction.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Are old voting machines a threat to democracy?
Although e-voting might seem like a modern way of running an election, in the US the current infrastructure is already sliding into obsolesence - and threatening to cause chaos this November.
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Society, Politics & Law
What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
The purchasing pattern of a bathroom staple has a lot to teach us about how poverty works. Atif Kukaswadia explains.
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Society, Politics & Law
Banking crimes without end
Has the UK financial sector become the 'serial offender' of corporate crimes with mis-selling of products like PPI and pensions?
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Money & Business
10 billion dollar companies that didn't exist 10 years ago
To continue the celebrations around OpenLearn's 10th birthday, here's a list of ten billion dollar companies that didn't exist ten years ago.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Change is everywhere in health and social care work and can evoke a variety of emotions, from excitement and eager anticipation, to fear and outright hostility. In this free course, How to manage change in health and social care, you will explore the role of managers in the change process and the skills required for managing and leading change ...
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Money & Business
Drugs and consumerism
Peter Bloom and Gerard Hastings discuss consumerism vs citizenship in the context of broader issues around drug pricing, advertising and marketing.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is norovirus an economic threat?
Is the loss to the global economy of the "winter vomiting virus" hard to swallow?
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Money & Business
What would it take to save British Home Stores?
Could BHS be saved? Maybe, says, Robert MacIntosh - but it would take a brave team to take it on.