The Age of UncertaintySeries 1Episodes Episode guide

Back up to: The Age of Uncertainty

1. 13. Weekend in Vermont

   13/13A gathering of distinguished guests offer their views on Prof JK Galbraith's series.
2. 12. Democracy, Leadership, Commitment

   12/13Prof JK Galbraith sets out his personal view of democracy.
3. 11. The Metropolis

   11/13Prof Galbraith looks at the economic and social forces that led to the modern metropolis.
4. 10. Land and the People

   10/13Prof Galbraith confronts the tragedy of the landless poor and searches for a solution.
5. 9. The Big Corporation

   9/13JK Galbraith explores the modern large corporation.
6. 8. The Fatal Competition

   8/13JK Galbraith revisits the ruins of postwar Berlin to assess the contemporary roots of war.
7. 7. The Mandarin Revolution

   7/13Prof JK Galbraith looks at the influence of John Maynard Keynes.
8. 6. The Rise and Fall of Money

   6/13JK Galbraith traces the history of money - its uses and abuses, successes and disasters.
9. 5. Lenin and the Great Unglueing

   5/13JK Galbraith examines WWI as an instrument in changing the old social order.
10. 4. The Colonial Idea

    4/13Professor Galbraith traces the colonial adventure, from the Crusades to the present.
11. 3. Karl Marx - The Massive Dissent

    3/13JK Galbraith investigates the impact of Marx on our economic interpretation of society.
12. 2. The Manners and Morals of High Capitalism

    2/13Professor Galbraith looks at the ideas that sustained the rich in the 19th century.
13. 1. The Prophets and Promise of Classical Capitalism

    1/13John Kenneth Galbraith tells the story of the men who laid the foundations of economics.