Acting
Edgardo Lander
Born
1942-10-15 (84)
Place of birth
Caracas, Venezuela
Known for
Acting
Credits
2 titles
Edgardo Lander (born 1942) is a Venezuelan sociologist and intellectual. A professor emeritus of the Central University of Venezuela and fellow of the Transnational Institute, he is the author of numerous books and research articles on democracy theory, the limits of industrialization and economic growth, and left-wing movements in Latin America
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NRDocumentary directed by Liliane Blaser about the social uprising known as the Caracazo, which erupted in Venezuela on 27 February 1989 and ended with the massacre of between 2000 to 3000 people.
Venezuela, Febrero 27 (de la concertación al des-concierto)
1990
7.9The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more.
The End of Poverty?
2008