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Western economies are heading for another crash, warns economics professor Kenneth Galbraith - but not everyone agrees that the good times are too good to be true.
Western economies are heading for another crash, warns economics professor Kenneth Galbraith - but not everyone agrees that the good times are too good to be true.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 9 Jan 198721:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 11 Jan 198709:15BBC Radio 4
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