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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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Public policy towards wealth gap 'incoherent and contradictory'|The results of a three year research programme presented in a new book by LSE academics finds that tax, benefit, care, housing, and education policies are inconsistent and fail to narrow the wealth gap.LSE Cities launches new interactive website to show how financial crisis has affected European cities|The research centre launches the European Metromonitor, which shows the impact of economic recession and recovery in over 150 of Europe’s largest metropolitan areas.LSE Professor calls for London to have a greater say over its taxes|The London Finance Commission, chaired by LSE’s Professor Tony Travers, has released a new report calling for greater financial freedoms for the capital.See News and media for more.

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The Future of Capitalism|

John Kay, economist, visiting Professor of Economics at LSE and chairman for the Review of UK Equity Markets and Long-Term Decision-Making discusses the future of capitalism. Event date: 4 June.

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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Does market-led development have a future?

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

Who Owns the 'One Nation' and what does it stand for?

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

Anthropology and Emotion

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

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Wealth in the UK: distribution, accumulation, and policy|

John Hills, Francesca Bastagli, Frank Cowell, Howard Glennerster, Eleni Karagiannaki and Abigail McKnight

Poor Numbers: how we are misled by African development
statistics and what to do about it

Morten Jerven

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New Digital Age: live webcast

New Digital Age - reshaping the future of people, nations and business, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen, Google - live streaming of event