EPISODE · Dec 20, 2013 · 17 MIN
Debt
from The Why Factor · host BBC World Service
Mike Williams finds out how the way we lend and borrow money is changing. He travels to Blackpool to meet 71-year-old Jeannette, whose life was ruined by debt. He speaks to David Graeber, author of Debt: The First 5000 Years, and learns about a ground breaking debt collection service that finds people jobs before asking for their money. (Image: A man holding US $100 bank notes. Credit: Corbis)
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