THE END OF POVERTY?

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• Release Year: 2008
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: The End of Poverty? is a daring, thought-provoking and very timely documentary by award-winning filmmaker, Philippe Diaz, revealing that poverty is not an accident. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization that resulted in the seizure of land, minerals and forced labor. Today, global poverty has reached new levels because of unfair debt, trade and tax policies -- in other words, wealthy countries exploiting the weaknesses of poor, developing countries.; ; The End of Poverty? asks why today 20% of the planet's population uses 80% of its resources and consumes 30% more than the planet can regenerate? Can we really end poverty within our current economic system? Think again.
• Cast: Martin Sheen; Amartya Sen; John Perkins; Eric Toussaint; Edgardo Lander; H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo; Miriam Campos; Mashengu wa Mwachofi; Maria Luisa Mendoca; Jaime De Amorim; William Easterly; Michael Watts; Alvaro García Lineras; Nora Castaneda; Joao Pedro Stedile; Serge Latouche; Kipruto Arap Kirwa; Clifford Cobb; Eduardo Yssa; David Ellerman; Susan George; Raul Monjon Ramirez; Joseph Stiglitz; John Christensen; Jim Shultz; Abel Mamani; Oscar Olivera; Marcela Olivera; Eric Mgendi; Chalmers Johnson; Nimrod Arackha; Miloon Kothari; Jerome Guillet; Joshua Farley; Philippe Diaz
• Director: Philippe Diaz
• Runtime: 1:44
• Media Format: Movie