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Conflict and Co-operation: A History of Trade

Paul Seabright explores the evolution of global trade in goods, people and ideas.

Radio 4,10 episodes

Episodes

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Cafe Talk
Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: Adam Smith and World War I
01 Jan 2018,15 mins
Early Exchanges
Paul Seabright's exploration of our trading past: what human childcare teaches us.
02 Jan 2018,15 mins
Trade and War
Paul Seabright discusses the history of trade and violence.
03 Jan 2018,15 mins
Distance Matters
Paul Seabright investigates what distance does to our willingness to trade.
04 Jan 2018,15 mins
Fair Exchange
Consumer protectors or greedy monopolists? Paul Seabright explores the role of the guilds.
05 Jan 2018,15 mins
The Black Death
Paul Seabright investigates the links between trade and disease.
08 Jan 2018,15 mins
When Cultures Collide
When civilizations meet, trade has a major part to play. Paul Seabright investigates.
09 Jan 2018,15 mins
The Box
Paul Seabright explains why the shipping container was such a revolutionary invention.
10 Jan 2018,15 mins
Slavery
Paul Seabright examines the role of slave labour in the expansion of global trade.
11 Jan 2018,15 mins
Age of Anxiety
Paul Seabright asks what the events of 2025 will look like a couple of decades from now.
02 May 2025,14 mins