The Wednesday Documentary - For Richer For Poorer, Globalisation and the Super Rich, Part One

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For Richer For Poorer, Globalisation and the Super Rich, Part OneFor Richer For Poorer, Globalisation and the Super Rich, Part One

Released On: 16 May 2007

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Examining people at the very top of the pile, and those at the bottom

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