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Located in the Wilson 2nd Floor West
Video Collection unless otherwise noted. |
Summary |
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Banking on life and debt
/ Maryknoll
World Productions presents a Richter Productions video ; producer, Robert
Richter. |
HG3851 .B26 1991 |
This documentary will show you
how millions of children are sacrificed for the sake of financial stability.
The video traces the post-World War II change which led to the current world
economic order. Viewers travel to three continents for reports. |
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Boom Town, West Africa
/ An Edinburgh Film production in
collaboration with BBC TV Scotland ; written and directed by Robin Crichton. |
HC517.W5 B65 1970 |
Highlights changes in economic
and social conditions in West Africa brought on by mineral ore industries.
Takes a look at one family in the town of Lone Star, Sierra Leone. |
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The Debt crisis : an
African dilemma
/ produced by the United Nations ; written
& directed by Steve Whitehouse. |
HG3883.A33 D4 1988 |
The high debt owed to the IMF by
African countries and the precipitant drop in exports is highlighted by the
case of Zambia, whose standard of living has been cut by 25% in one decade
largely because of the reduction in the price of copper (which constituted
95% of funds derived from exports) and the rise in the cost of oil. How
Africa can diversify and broaden the number of commodity exports without
adding to an already crippling debt is the dilemma. |
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Free trade slaves
/ TV Catalunya ; Kanakna ; a report by Joan Salvat, Stef Soetewey and Peter
Breuls. |
HF1418 .F7 1999 |
Film discusses free trade zones
and the accompanying human problems that have arisen with human rights,
exploitation of workers and environmental degradation. Filmed on location in
Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Mexico and Morocco. |
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Globalization & human rights
/ executive producers, Rory O'Connor,
Danny Schechter ; produced in association with the Independent Television
Service. |
HF1359 .G586 1998 |
Documentary examining the clash
between the trend of increasing economic globalization and international
human rights advocacy. Investigates the impact of foreign economic influence
on gold miners in South Africa, the petroleum industry in Nigeria, the
collapse of the economy of Indonesia, child labor abuses in Thailand and the
situation in East Timor. |
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The survival age
/ produced by Mark Newman & Robyn Hofmeyer for Phakathi Films & SABC. |
DT14 .L58 1995 v. 2 |
Tanzania is facing serious
environmental and social problems that have been brought about by careless
development. The economists featured are critical of Western ideas about
progress. The film reflects on the failure of both socialism and capitalism
in this country and explains the need to overcome the legacy of colonialism. |
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The world bank : the great
experiment
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photographed and directed by Peter Chappell.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1997. |
HG3881.5.W57 W6 1997 |
Shows the inner workings of the
World Bank by examining its dealings with Uganda for an economic development
project. 2 volumes |