London needs greater automony to develop its economy. -  Professor Tony Travers launches the report of the London Finance Commission.The significance of David Livingstone and the colonial past is on the wane in Africa - Joanna Lewis celebrates the explorer's bicentenary at the Imperial Obesessions Conference.The claim that there are more people in work today than before the economic crisis is misleading. -  Professor John Van Reenen analyses the UK jobs figures.Our analysis reveals the polarisation of social inequality and fragmentation of traditional middle and working class divisions. - Professor Mike Savage on the findings of the Great British Class Survey.

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James Wolfensohn  

The Amartya Sen Lecture at LSE|

Ninth president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn delivers this lecture in honour of Amartya Sen, professor of economics at Harvard University, honorary LSE fellow and 1998 Nobel Prize recipient. Event date: 29 May.

 

Cooking as a Political Act|

Journalist and food writer Michael Pollan discusses what happens when corporations do the cooking, and why we need to take back control of our diets for the sake of our family, health and environment. Event date: 30 May.

Representing Europeans: a pragmatic approach|

With an increasing impact on Europe, Professor Richard Rose analyses the increased impact of the European Union, how democratic the institutions are and how far they really respond to voters' concerns. Event date: 6 June.

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Ha Joon Chang 

Speakers: Dr Ha-Joon Chang, Professor Danny Quah
Recorded: Wednesday 15 May 2013, approx. 91 minutes

 

Speakers: Lord Glasman, Michael Gove
Recorded: Wednesday 15 May 2013, approx. 64 mins

Speaker: Dr Andrew Beatty
Recorded: Thursday 16 May 2013, approx. 59 mins

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