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Winning Over Voters With Economics

29/04/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Winning Over Voters With Economics

How difficult is it to sway voters with economic arguments?

Ahead of a British referendum on EU membership, how difficult is it to sway voters with economic arguments? Plus, does gold still play a role in supporting the US dollar?

The economic debate over Britain's continued membership of the European Union is complex, with each side claiming to have the facts despite the inexact nature of economics and economic forecasting. We speak to Rick Shenkman, journalist and author of Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics, about the difficulties of winning over an electorate with economic arguments. 

Also, the BBC's Rahul Tandon reports from the Indian state of West Bengal about how the final stages of the elections are affecting business. And, James Rickards, author of The New Case for Gold explains why he thinks the precious metal still underpins the US dollar, even though America abandoned the Gold Standard back in the 1970s.

(Photo: In and Out campaign mugs for the UK EU exit referendum, Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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