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Why Capitalism May Soon Be Dead

Economist and author Bernard Connolly joins Merryn Talks Money to pin the blame on central bankers—and explain how it can be saved.

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Is capitalism dead? It’s getting there, says economist and author Bernard Connolly, but it isn’t dying a natural death. Instead, he contends it’s being killed off by the very people charged with keeping it safe and stable: central bankers. The author of The Rotten Heart of Europe joins this week’s Merryn Talks Money to explain.