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David Harvey on the Contradictions of Capitalism, 2014.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9dLcGJ5NI0
Time 18:54
One of the world’s most respected public thinkers visits the RSA to explore the hidden workings of capital. David Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the City University of New York Graduate School, unravels the paradoxes at the heart of capitalism and offers a manifesto for a new way forward.
Innovating to Improve the Human Condition with Bill and Melinda Gates | National Geographic, 2018.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSz7wGbGr4g
Time 12:22
In 2015 at the United Nations, world leaders adopted 17 goals aimed at reducing poverty, inequality, and other global ills by 2030. Such goals have long been championed by philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates. So, in 2017 the Gates Foundation launched Goalkeepers, an initiative to spur action and track progress toward the goals. Its 2018 status report says there have been “mind-blowing improvements in the human condition”—but it also calls for more investment and innovation in fighting poverty lest progress against it stall.
Patti Sulser on The Role of the Private Sector in International Development, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvHL8PZVZ20
Time 1:01:45
Patricia Sulser, Chief Counsel, International Finance Corporation discusses the role of the private sector in international development
Private Sector Development: A Blessing or a Curse? 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ljr9Q-EwFE
Time 5:20
The Dutch Government is increasingly investing in private sector development. The new Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF) will provide loans to companies to invest in southern countries. Will this contribute to development? How to ensure positive and prevent negative impacts? This video will focus on an investment by FMO, a key private sector development institution, and draw lessons for DGGF and other private sector investments.
Public and private sector partners join forces to reduce poverty, 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMWdeAZs-_w
Time 1:24
A very brief overview of Global Affairs Canada’s vision for public and private sector partnerships in development.
The Biggest Scam in The History of Mankind: Who Owns the Federal Reserve? Hidden Secrets of Money 4, 2013.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFDe5kUUyT0
Time 29:34
Who owns the Federal Reserve? You are about to learn one of the biggest secrets in the history of the world. . . It’s a secret that has huge effects for everyone who lives on this planet. Most people can feel deep down that something isn’t quite right with the world economy, but few know what it is.
The New Rulers of The World, 2001.
http://johnpilger.com/videos/the-new-rulers-of-the-world
Time 53:54
The New Rulers Of The World (2001) analyzes the new global economy and reveals that the divisions between the rich and poor have never been greater—two-thirds of the world’s children live in poverty—and the gulf is widening like never before. The film turns the spotlight on the new rulers of the world: the great multinationals and the governments and institutions that back them such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization, under whose rules millions of people throughout the world lose their jobs and livelihood.
The Private Finance Gap Challenges and Opportunities in Funding Adaptation, 2016.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgU0JXTQBRA
Time 6:00
A news-style video outlining The Private Finance Gap: Challenges and Opportunities in Funding Adaptation.
Whose Democracy? Information Flows, NGOs and the Predicament of Developing States
http://future-nonstop.org/c/ab21aff7426a62fea8e789b4dcce5d73
Time 26:44
This talk considers the paradoxical role played by NGOs in developing civic infrastructures and suggests that greater focus needs to be placed by NGOs on securing intellectual property rights for developing states as the condition of political and economic sovereignty within informational and biotech economies.